Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-12801 · published 4 March 2026
CVE-2025-12801: Redhat openshift container platform incorrect permission assignment vulnerability
Redhat · Openshift Container Platform
A vulnerability was recently discovered in the rpc.mountd daemon in the nfs-utils package for Linux, that allows a NFSv3 client to escalate the privileges assigned to it in the /etc/exports file at mount time. In particular, it allows the client to access any subdirectory or subtree of an exported directory, regardless of the set file permissions, and regardless of any 'root_squash' or 'all_squash' attributes that would normally be expected to apply to that client.
Description
A vulnerability was recently discovered in the rpc.mountd daemon in the nfs-utils package for Linux, that allows a NFSv3 client to escalate the privileges assigned to it in the /etc/exports file at mount time. In particular, it allows the client to access any subdirectory or subtree of an exported directory, regardless of the set file permissions, and regardless of any 'root_squash' or 'all_squash' attributes that would normally be expected to apply to that client.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3938 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3939 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3940 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3941 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3942 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5127 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5606 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5867 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5873 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5877 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-12801 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2413081 | Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-12801), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.