codeready-ws /etc/passwd permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in codeready-ws. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /etc/passwd. This manipulation causes permission. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-57850. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in codeready-ws (version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file /etc/passwd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-275. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-57850. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/07/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/02/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/02/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/07/2026 +95 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-57850 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-57850
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-334117

Entryinfo

Created: 12/02/2025 19:49
Updated: 03/07/2026 01:27
Changes: 12/02/2025 19:49 (48), 12/03/2025 08:45 (12), 03/07/2026 01:27 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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