Privilege escalation in Project Quay
CVE-2025-4374
A flaw was found in Quay. When an organization acts as a proxy cache, and a user or robot pulls an image that hasn't been mirrored yet, they are granted "Admin" permissions on the newly created repository.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Project Quay — versions 0, 2.14.0, 3.12.0
- Red Hat Quay 3 — versions v3.12.10-3, v3.13.6-1, v3.11.11-5
- Red Hat Quay
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4374 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:8262 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:8263 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:8687 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:8688 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-4374?
- CVE-2025-4374 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Project Quay, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-05-06.
- How severe is CVE-2025-4374?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.