NVD

CVE-2025-57847 Detail

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.

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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CNA: Red Hat, Inc.

Base Score: 6.4 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-57847	Red Hat, Inc.	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2391092	Red Hat, Inc.	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-276	Incorrect Default Permissions	Red Hat, Inc.

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Change History

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CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 6/17/2026 5:43:31 AM

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New CVE Received from Red Hat, Inc. 4/08/2026 10:16:25 AM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	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.
Added	CVSS V3.1	AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE	CWE-276
Added	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-57847
Added	Reference	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2391092

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-57847
NVD Published Date:
04/08/2026
NVD Last Modified:
06/17/2026
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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