Vulnerability in Amazon Emr
CVE-2025-8904
Amazon EMR Secret Agent creates a keytab file containing Kerberos credentials. This file is stored in the /tmp/ directory. A user with access to this directory and another account can potentially decrypt the keys and escalate to higher pri…
EPSS: 0.003 (22.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Amazon Emr — versions 6.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (release-notes, patch)
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (vendor-advisory)
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-8904?
- CVE-2025-8904 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amazon Emr, classified under Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2025-08-13.
- How severe is CVE-2025-8904?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-8904 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.