VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2025-57847
CVSS score6.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.18%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-04-08
Last modified2026-10-13
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
A container privilege escalation flaw was found in certain Ansible Automation Platform images. This issue arises from the /etc/passwd file being created with group-writable permissions during the build process. 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 vulnerability allows an attacker to add a new user with any arbitrary UID, including UID 0, gaining full root privileges within the container.
Weakness classification
- secalert@redhat.com: CWE-276