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CVE-2025-8904

Summary
Assigner-AMZN
Assigner Org ID-ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
Published At-13 Aug, 2025 | 17:06
Updated At-15 Aug, 2025 | 03:55
Rejected At-
Credits

Privilege escalation issue in Amazon EMR Secret Agent component

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 privileges. Users are advised to upgrade to Amazon EMR version 7.5 or higher. For Amazon EMR releases between 6.10 and 7.4, we strongly recommend that you run the bootstrap script and RPM files with the fix provided in the location below.

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▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:AMZN
Assigner Org ID:ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
Published At:13 Aug, 2025 | 17:06
Updated At:15 Aug, 2025 | 03:55
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Privilege escalation issue in Amazon EMR Secret Agent component

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 privileges. Users are advised to upgrade to Amazon EMR version 7.5 or higher. For Amazon EMR releases between 6.10 and 7.4, we strongly recommend that you run the bootstrap script and RPM files with the fix provided in the location below.

Affected Products
Vendor
Amazon
Product
EMR
Default Status
unaffected
Versions
Affected
  • From 6.10 before 7.4 (semver)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-257CWE-257: Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-257
Description: CWE-257: Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
4.09.0CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Version: 4.0
Base score: 9.0
Base severity: CRITICAL
Vector:
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
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CAPEC-233CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
CAPEC ID: CAPEC-233
Description: CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
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https://docs.aws.amazon.com/emr/latest/ReleaseGuide/emr-release-app-versions-7.x.html
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https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-017/
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Hyperlink: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/emr/latest/ReleaseGuide/emr-release-app-versions-7.x.html
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-017/
Resource: N/A
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
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▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
Published At:13 Aug, 2025 | 18:15
Updated At:14 Aug, 2025 | 13:11

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 privileges. Users are advised to upgrade to Amazon EMR version 7.5 or higher. For Amazon EMR releases between 6.10 and 7.4, we strongly recommend that you run the bootstrap script and RPM files with the fix provided in the location below.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
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Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary4.09.0CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Type: Secondary
Version: 4.0
Base score: 9.0
Base severity: CRITICAL
Vector:
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CPE Matches
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-257Secondaryff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
CWE ID: CWE-257
Type: Secondary
Source: ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
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References
HyperlinkSourceResource
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-017/ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
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https://docs.aws.amazon.com/emr/latest/ReleaseGuide/emr-release-app-versions-7.x.htmlff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
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Hyperlink: https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-017/
Source: ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/emr/latest/ReleaseGuide/emr-release-app-versions-7.x.html
Source: ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
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