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2 vulnerabilities found for MIRROR-REGISTRY-2.0-RHEL-8 by Red Hat
CVE-2025-3528 (GCVE-0-2025-3528)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2025-05-09 11:58 – Updated: 2026-02-27 16:29
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Mirror-registry: local privilege escalation due to incorrect permissions in mirror-registry
Summary
A flaw was found in the Mirror Registry. The quay-app container shipped as part of the Mirror Registry for OpenShift has write access to the `/etc/passwd`. This flaw allows a malicious actor with access to the container to modify the passwd file and elevate their privileges to the root user within that pod.
Severity
8.2 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:9645 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-3528 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2359143 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Affected:
0 , < 2
(custom)
|
|||
| Red Hat | MIRROR-REGISTRY-2.0-RHEL-8 |
Unaffected:
v2.0.7-9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:mirror_registry:2.0.0::el8 |
|
| Red Hat | mirror registry for Red Hat OpenShift |
cpe:/a:redhat:mirror_registry:1 |
Date Public
2024-04-11 00:00
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CVE-2025-3528 (GCVE-0-2025-3528)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-09 11:58 – Updated: 2026-02-27 16:29
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Mirror-registry: local privilege escalation due to incorrect permissions in mirror-registry
Summary
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Severity
8.2 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Assigner
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|---|---|
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| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-3528 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2359143 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Affected:
0 , < 2
(custom)
|
|||
| Red Hat | MIRROR-REGISTRY-2.0-RHEL-8 |
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| Red Hat | mirror registry for Red Hat OpenShift |
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Date Public
2024-04-11 00:00
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