CVE-2025-12744

Root escalation via unvalidated container identifier

Published Dec 3, 2025 · Updated Dec 3, 2025

OS command injection in the ABRT daemon before 2.17.7 allows local users to execute commands as root through crafted mount information. The container-data handler copies a 12-byte substring from user-controlled mount data into a docker inspect command and invokes a shell without validation. Any unprivileged user with access to ABRT's UNIX socket can inject shell metacharacters, escape systemd sandboxing, and gain full root privileges on affected hosts, including RHEL 8.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.64%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in the ABRT daemon before 2.17.7 allows local users to execute commands as root through crafted mount information. The container-data handler copies a 12-byte substring from user-controlled mount data into a docker inspect command and invokes a shell without validation. Any unprivileged user with access to ABRT's UNIX socket can inject shell metacharacters, escape systemd sandboxing, and gain full root privileges on affected hosts, including RHEL 8.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-12744
Published
Dec 3, 2025
Updated
Dec 3, 2025
Vendor
ABRT Project
Product
ABRT
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 3, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.17.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

ABRT Project · ABRTversion=0 <2.17.7
389 Directory Server · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Affected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

8.8Fedora ProjectCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059.004Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell

Public exploit references

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