Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 13, 2026· Updated Mar 13, 2026
Fuse: privilege escalation via excessive /etc/passwd permissions
CVE-2025-57849
Description
A container privilege escalation flaw was found in certain Fuse 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.
Affected products
1- Red Hat/Red Hat Fuse 7v5cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7
Patches
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References
2- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-57849mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitreissue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
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