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CVE-2025-57847
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2026-04-08T14:16:25.577 · Last modified 2026-06-17T09:43:31.663

Summary

A container privilege escalation flaw was found in certain Ansible Automation Platform images. This issue arises from the /etc/passwd file being created with group-writable permissions during the build process. 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 vulnerability allows an attacker to add a new user with any arbitrary UID, including UID 0, gaining full root privileges within the container.

Affected products

redhat — ansible_automation_platform

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References

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