CVE-2025-57853: Red Hat Web Terminal · Incorrect Default Permissions
Affects Red Hat Web TerminalSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.4 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- 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:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red HatRed Hat Web Terminal | Affected– | 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.