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TI-2025-35718 Aliases CVE-2025-57849GHSA-wf9w-74ph-2gqq

Fuse: privilege escalation via excessive /etc/passwd permissions

Priority LOW 30CWE-276Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0022 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red HatRed Hat Fuse 7——No fix listedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Fuse 7——No fix listedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Fuse 7——No fix listedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Fuse 7——No fix listedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Fuse 7——No fix listedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Fuse 7——No fix listedCNA
  • Red Hat Fuse 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Red Hat Fuse 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Red Hat Fuse 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Red Hat Fuse 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Red Hat Fuse 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Red Hat Fuse 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:fuse:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:fuse:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Fuse 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-57849
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wf9w-74ph-2gqq

References

Advisory 2

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  • TI-2017-09342 Unrestricted file upload in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2017-03645 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Log4j CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-01175 Code injection in Spring Framework CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-11507 Undertow-core: undertow http server fails to reject malformed host headers leading to potential cache poisoning and ssrf CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
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Sources

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