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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.4 Medium

CVE-2025-57850

Codeready-ws: privilege escalation via excessive /etc/passwd permissions

Description

A container privilege escalation flaw was found in certain CodeReady Workspaces 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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces

Default version status: affected

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