CVE-2025-57854

Medium

Description

A container privilege escalation flaw was found in certain OpenShift Update Service (OSUS) 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, may be able to 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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.4
Exploit probability—
ProductRedhat Openshift Update Service
PublishedApr 8, 2026
First seenApr 8, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-276CWE-276

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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