CVE-2025-57847

MEDIUM 6.4

Ansible-automation-platform: privilege escalation via excessive group writable /etc/passwd permissions

CVSS Score

6.4

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-276
Vendor	red hat
Product	red hat ansible automation platform 2
Published	Apr 8, 2026
Last Updated	Apr 8, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High