6.4

CVE-2025-57849: redhat fuse Incorrect Default Permissions

CVSS: 6.4v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 13-03-2026Last modified 13-03-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-57849 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in redhat fuse. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-03-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-03-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A container privilege escalation flaw was found in certain Fuse 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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

11%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.21% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.22%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links