CVE-2025-49842 LOW

CVE-2025-49842: conda-forge-webservices Privilege Escalation Risk via Default Docker Root User

Vendor Conda-Forge
Product conda-forge-webservices
Weakness CWE-276
Published June 17, 2025
Last update June 17, 2025

CVSS base score

1.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U

What the vulnerability does

01Description

conda-forge-webservices is the web app deployed to run conda-forge admin commands and linting. Prior to version 2025.3.24, the conda_forge_webservice Docker container executes commands without specifying a user. By default, Docker containers run as the root user, which increases the risk of privilege escalation and host compromise if a vulnerability is exploited. This issue has been patched in version 2025.3.24.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 17, 2025 CVE published
June 17, 2025 Record updated