CVE-2025-49842 — conda-forge-webservices Privilege Escalation Risk via Default Docker Root User
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 c…
Published: 2025-06-17 · CVSS: 1.0 · CVSS 4.0
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7