Description
A container privilege escalation flaw was found in certain Red Hat Process Automation Manager 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.
Published: 2026-04-08
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Container Privilege Escalation to Root
Action: Apply Patch
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History

Mon, 04 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat process Automation Manager
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:redhat:process_automation_manager:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Redhat process Automation Manager

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat process Automation
Vendors & Products Redhat process Automation

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A container privilege escalation flaw was found in certain Red Hat Process Automation Manager 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.
Title Rhpam: privilege escalation via excessive /etc/passwd permissions
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat jboss Enterprise Bpms Platform
Weaknesses CWE-276
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_bpms_platform:7
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat jboss Enterprise Bpms Platform
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Redhat Jboss Enterprise Bpms Platform Process Automation Process Automation Manager
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T14:28:41.733Z

Reserved: 2025-09-03T15:20:52.037Z

Link: CVE-2025-58713

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-08T14:28:37.875Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-08T14:16:26.433

Modified: 2026-05-04T13:48:09.457

Link: CVE-2025-58713

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-04-08T13:44:47Z

Links: CVE-2025-58713 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-09T08:18:51Z

Weaknesses