Description
A container privilege escalation flaw was found in certain AMQ Broker 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.
Scores
CVSS v3
6.4
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
0.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-276
Status
published
Products (3)
apache/activemq-artemis
Red Hat/Red Hat AMQ Broker 7
Red Hat/RHEL-9 based Middleware Containers
7.13.2-1
Published
Oct 22, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026