conda-forge-webservices Privilege Escalation Risk via Default Docker Root User
Priority LOW 6CWE-276Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
conda-forge-webservices is the web app deployed to run conda-forge admin commands and linting. Prior to version 2025.3.24, the conda_forge_webservice Docker container executes commands without specifying a user. By default, Docker containers run as the root user, which increases the risk of privilege escalation and host compromise if a vulnerability is exploited. This issue has been patched in version 2025.3.24.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00179 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed conda-forge-webservices (conda-forge): 2025.3.24
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| conda-forge | conda-forge-webservices | before 2025.3.24 | 2025.3.24 | Patch available | CNA |
- conda-forge-webservices Vendorconda-forge Affected before 2025.3.24 Fixed in 2025.3.24 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA conda-forge-webservices (conda-forge) Fixed in 2025.3.24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-49842
References
More conda-forge vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-20342 RCE in the package conda-forge-metadata CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-24594 conda-forge openssl-feedstock writable OPENSSLDIR CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.0
- TI-2025-31611 conda-forge-ci-setup Allows Arbitrary Code Execution via Insecure Version Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.4
- TI-2025-22665 conda-forge infrastructure uses a bad token for Azure's cf-staging access CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-23821 conda-forge-webservices has an Unauthorized Artifact Modification Race Condition CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-34328 Improper access control in conda-forge conda-smithy CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
Sources
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