CVE-2025-7195

Operator-sdk: privilege escalation due to incorrect permissions of /etc/passwd

CVSS score

6.4

EPSS probability

%0.2

Risk score

0.0

Published

1 y ago

Overview Public Exploits (0)Newsroom Vulnerability Timeline

Patch status has not yet been verified

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Vulnerability description

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CVE-2025-7195 has vendor, distribution, patch and security-source records on file. We can compare them and prepare an explanation linked to the evidence.

Early versions of Operator-SDK provided an insecure method to allow operator containers to run in environments that used a random UID. Operator-SDK before 0.15.2 provided a script, user_setup, which modifies the permissions of the /etc/passwd file to 664 during build time. Developers who used Operator-SDK before 0.15.2 to scaffold their operator may still be impacted by this if the insecure user_setup script is still being used to build new container images. In affected images, the /etc/passwd file is created during build time with group-writable permissions and a group ownership of root (gid=0). An attacker who can execute commands within an affected container, even as a non-root user, may be able to 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.

IMPACT: Affected Products and Software

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-7195 vulnerability. Where our threat engine knows the exact affected versions, they are listed below.

ID	VENDOR	PRODUCT	ACTION
1	operator-framework	operator-sdk	View
2	Red Hat	RHEL-9-CNV-4.17	View
3	Red Hat	RHEL-9-CNV-4.18	View
4	Red Hat	RHEL-9-CNV-4.20	View
5	Red Hat	multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.6	View
6	Red Hat	multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.7	View
7	Red Hat	multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.8	View
8	Red Hat	multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.8	View
9	Red Hat	multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.8	View
10	Red Hat	multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.8	View
11	Red Hat	multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.8	View
12	Red Hat	multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.8	View
13	Red Hat	multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.8	View
14	Red Hat	multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.8	View
15	Red Hat	multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.9	View
16	Red Hat	OpenShift Compliance Operator 1	View
17	Red Hat	OpenShift Compliance Operator 1	View
18	Red Hat	OpenShift File Integrity Operator - FIO 1	View
19	Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11	View
20	Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.12	View
21	Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.12	View
22	Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.12	View
23	Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.12	View
24	Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.12	View
25	Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.12	View
26	Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13	View
27	Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13	View
28	Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13	View
29	Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14	View
30	Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14	View
31	Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14	View
32	Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14	View
33	Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14	View
34	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.14	View
35	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.14	View
36	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.14	View
37	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.14	View
38	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.14	View
39	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.14	View
40	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.14	View
41	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.14	View
42	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.14	View
43	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.14	View
44	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.14	View
45	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.14	View
46	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.14	View
47	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.14	View
48	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.14	View
49	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.14	View
50	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.14	View
51	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.15	View
52	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.15	View
53	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.15	View
54	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.15	View
55	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.15	View
56	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.15	View
57	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.15	View
58	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.15	View
59	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.15	View
60	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.15	View
61	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.15	View
62	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.15	View
63	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.15	View
64	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.15	View
65	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.15	View
66	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.15	View
67	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.15	View
68	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.16	View
69	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.16	View
70	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.16	View
71	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.16	View
72	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.16	View
73	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.16	View
74	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.16	View
75	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.16	View
76	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.16	View
77	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.16	View
78	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.16	View
79	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.16	View
80	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.16	View
81	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.16	View
82	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.16	View
83	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.16	View
84	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.16	View
85	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.16	View
86	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.17	View
87	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.17	View
88	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.17	View
89	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.17	View
90	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.17	View
91	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.17	View
92	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.17	View
93	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.17	View
94	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.17	View
95	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.17	View
96	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.17	View
97	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.17	View
98	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.17	View
99	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.17	View
100	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.17	View
101	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.17	View
102	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.17	View
103	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.17	View
104	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18	View
105	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18	View
106	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18	View
107	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18	View
108	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18	View
109	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18	View
110	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18	View
111	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18	View
112	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18	View
113	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18	View
114	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18	View
115	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18	View
116	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18	View
117	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18	View
118	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18	View
119	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18	View
120	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18	View
121	Red Hat	Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18	View
122	Red Hat	Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes	View
123	Red Hat	Multicluster Global Hub	View
124	Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2	View
125	Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4	View
126	Red Hat	Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2	View
127	Red Hat	Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3	View
128	Red Hat	Red Hat Fuse 7	View
129	Red Hat	Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4	View
130	Red Hat	Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4	View
131	Red Hat	Red Hat Web Terminal	View

Total affected vendors: 2|Products: 131

RED HAT CSAF/VEX: Product Impact Check

Red Hat has not yet published a CSAF/VEX impact record for this CVE. This does not mean “not affected”.

SCORING: CVSS from Multiple Sources

CVSS Scores

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SCORE	VERSION	SEVERITY	VECTOR	SOURCE
6.4	CVSS V31	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	NVD
6.4	CVSS V3_1	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	CVE CNA

Patch and Remediation Guide

Solution & Remediation Advisory

Patch status unknown

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Public exploit and active exploitation status

Verified exploit intelligence

No verified public PoC, exploit repository or Metasploit module has been found for this CVE yet.

Weakness Classification and Attack Patterns (CWE & CAPEC)

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorises the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-7195 is associated with the following CWEs:

CWE-276: Common Weakness Enumeration Entry CWE-276

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-7195 weaknesses.

CAPEC-66: SQL Injection CAPEC-126: Path Traversal CAPEC-28: OS Command Injection

Attack Vector and Accessibility

ExposureYerel erişim

PermissionsHigh

UserGerekmiyor

Official Sources and Advisories

RHEA-2025:23406vendor-advisory RHEA-2025:23478vendor-advisory RHEA-2026:0129vendor-advisory RHSA-2025:19332vendor-advisory RHSA-2025:19335vendor-advisory RHSA-2025:19958vendor-advisory RHSA-2025:19961vendor-advisory RHSA-2025:21368vendor-advisory RHSA-2025:21885vendor-advisory RHSA-2025:22415vendor-advisory

CVSS Vector Radar Chart

6.4 / 10

Vulnerability Scoring Details

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredHigh privileges

User InteractionNone required

Confidentiality (Gizlilik)High

Integrity (Bütünlük)None

Availability (Erişilebilirlik)High

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Follow the vendor

operator-framework

Red Hat

Weakness Type (CWE & CAPEC)

CWE-276

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