Report: CVE-2025-57847 - Ansible-automation-platform: privilege escalation via excessive group writable /
CVE ID :CVE-2025-57847 Published : April 8, 2026, 1:55 p.m. | 25 minutes ago Description :A container privilege escalation flaw was found in certain Ansible Automation Platform images. This issue arises from the /etc/passwd file being created with group-writable permissions during the build process. 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 vulnerability allows an attacker to add a new user with any arbitrary UID, including UID 0, gaining full root privileges within the container. Severity: 6.4 | MEDIUM Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...