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CVE-2025-57853: Red Hat Web Terminal · Incorrect Default Permissions

Affects Red Hat Web TerminalSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.4 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.4Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red HatRed Hat Web TerminalAffected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until an official fix is available, restrict container access to trusted users and avoid granting root group membership to untrusted users within containers.

Description

CVE-2025-57853 is a container privilege escalation vulnerability in certain Red Hat Web Terminal images caused by the /etc/passwd file having group-writable permissions at build time. An attacker with command execution inside the container and membership in the root group can modify /etc/passwd to add a user with arbitrary UID, including root (UID 0), gaining full root privileges within the container. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4 (medium severity). No official patch or remediation level is currently confirmed from the vendor advisory.

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