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CVE-2025-57849
MEDIUM6.4
Description
A container privilege escalation flaw was found in certain Fuse 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.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score6.4
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorLOCAL
ComplexityHIGH
Privileges RequiredHIGH
User InteractionNONE
Published3/13/2026
Last Modified3/16/2026
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-276
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-57849(secalert@redhat.com)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2391100(secalert@redhat.com)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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