CVE-2025-57847
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
08/04/2026
Last modified:
08/04/2026
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
6.40
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM