CVE-2025-3528
Mirror-registry: local privilege escalation due to incorrect permissions in mirror-registry
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Mirror-registry: local privilege escalation due to incorrect permissions in mirror-registry
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-3528- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-14164
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-14164- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4mjc-w6xm-8xxc
A flaw was found in the Mirror Registry. The quay-app container shipped as part of the Mirror...
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.
- Record
GHSA-4mjc-w6xm-8xxc- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-3528- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-3528 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Red Hat Mirror Registry For Red Hat Openshift, published May 9, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 14th percentile. No source names a fixed version.