CVE-2025-57851: Mce: privilege escalation via excessive /etc/passwd permissions
Red Hat · Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes
Affected: Red Hat Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 1% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
A container privilege escalation flaw was found in certain Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes images. This issue stems from the /etc/passwd file being created with group-writable permissions during build time. 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 could allow the attacker to add a new user with any arbitrary UID, including UID 0, leading to full root privileges within the container.
Affected products3
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Red Hat · Multicluster Engine for KubernetesVersions not stated
- Red Hat · Multicluster Engine for KubernetesVersions not stated
- Red Hat · Multicluster Engine for KubernetesVersions not stated
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Published
- April 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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