Description
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
References10
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-57847 Vendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2391092 Vendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42141
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42144
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66482
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66485
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66486
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66487
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67279
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71177
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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6.4
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 8 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-276
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