Container root escalation via group-writable /etc/passwd
Published Oct 22, 2025 · Updated Oct 22, 2025
Incorrect permissions in Red Hat AMQ Broker container images allow local users in the root group to gain root privileges within the container. During image creation, /etc/passwd is assigned group-write permission, so a non-root process with root-group membership can append an account with UID 0. Command execution inside an affected container and root-group membership are required; successful exploitation controls that container as root.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect permissions in Red Hat AMQ Broker container images allow local users in the root group to gain root privileges within the container. During image creation, /etc/passwd is assigned group-write permission, so a non-root process with root-group membership can append an account with UID 0. Command execution inside an affected container and root-group membership are required; successful exploitation controls that container as root.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-58712
- Published
- Oct 22, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- Vendor
- 389 Directory Server
- Product
- Red Hat AMQ Broker
- Classifications
- CWE-276, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Oct 22, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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