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CVE-2025-57848

🗓️ 23 Oct 2025 20:10:31Reported by redhatType 
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🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 5 Views

Privilege escalation in container-native virtualization via /etc/passwd writable by root group, enabling a new UID 0 user.

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[
  {
    "vendor": "Red Hat",
    "product": "Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4",
    "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
    "packageName": "container-native-virtualization/hyperconverged-cluster-operator",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:/a:redhat:container_native_virtualization:4"
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Red Hat",
    "product": "Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4",
    "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
    "packageName": "container-native-virtualization/hyperconverged-cluster-operator-rhel9",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:/a:redhat:container_native_virtualization:4"
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Red Hat",
    "product": "Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4",
    "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
    "packageName": "container-native-virtualization/hyperconverged-cluster-webhook-rhel8",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:/a:redhat:container_native_virtualization:4"
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Red Hat",
    "product": "Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4",
    "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
    "packageName": "container-native-virtualization/hyperconverged-cluster-webhook-rhel9",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:/a:redhat:container_native_virtualization:4"
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Red Hat",
    "product": "Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4",
    "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
    "packageName": "container-native-virtualization/ocp-virt-validation-checkup-rhel9",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:/a:redhat:container_native_virtualization:4"
    ]
  }
]

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15 Apr 2026 00:35Current
6.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.9
CVSS 3.16.4
EPSS0.00003
SSVC
5