Findings

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-3528

A flaw was found in the Mirror Registry.

Published May 9, 2025 · corrected/updated Feb 27, 2026 · Red Hat MIRROR-REGISTRY-2.0-RHEL-8 · evidence confidence high

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 . 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.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2025-3528 is a high public vulnerability record for Red Hat MIRROR-REGISTRY-2.0-RHEL-8. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether Red Hat MIRROR-REGISTRY-2.0-RHEL-8 is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: Red Hat MIRROR-REGISTRY-2.0-RHEL-8 patch: v2.0.7-9 (patch: v2.0.7-9). Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: CVSS 8.2, EPSS 23.0%. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, euvd. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    No required-action text is stored yet. Use the vendor or CERT links in Sources for patch availability.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 9, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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 . 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.

  2. Feb 27, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 . 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.

Affected

  • vendor Red Hat MIRROR-REGISTRY-2.0-RHEL-8 patch: v2.0.7-9patch: v2.0.7-9

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-3528

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-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 . This flaw allows a malicious actor with access to the container to modify the passwd file and elevate their privileges to the root user w

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References