CVE-2025-57853
Web-terminal: privilege escalation via excessive /etc/passwd permissions
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.4 Medium
- Published
- Apr 8, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 21, 2025
Description
A container privilege escalation flaw was found in certain Web Terminal images. This issue stems from the /etc/passwd file being created with group-writable permissions during build time. In certain conditions, an attacker who can execute commands within an affected container, even as a non-root user, can leverage their membership in the root group to modify the /etc/passwd file. This could allow the attacker to add a new user with any arbitrary UID, including UID 0, leading to full root privileges within the container.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Red Hat Web TerminalRed Hat |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-57853vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2391106issue-tracking
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