Vulnerability in Red Hat Cert-Manager Operator For Openshift 1.16
CVE-2025-49794
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Cert-Manager Operator For Openshift 1.16 — versions v1.16.5-1760515757, sha256:1abdfac084e7c86e7a93a19e5cf6b54db79b903bfb7474a42200f753b29eda4b
- Red Hat Compliance Operator 1 — versions v1.3
- Red Hat File Integrity Operator 1 — versions sha256:364d11af112a5b1d3f28c9ea8b7aac678e111b9c7fca0516d61036904f318605, v1.3
- Red Hat Openshift File Integrity Operator - Fio 1 — versions v1.3
- Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 — versions 0:2.12.5-7.el10_0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support — versions 0:2.9.1-6.el7_9.10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support — versions 0:2.9.7-9.el8_2.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10630 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10698 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10699 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11580 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12098 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12099 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12199 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12237 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12239 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12240 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-49794?
- CVE-2025-49794 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Cert-Manager Operator For Openshift 1.16, classified under CWE-825. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2025-49794?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-49794 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.