Quay Admin Priv Elev via Proxy Cache on First Pull
CVE-2025-4374 Published on May 6, 2025
Quay: incorrect privilege assignment
A flaw was found in Quay. When an organization acts as a proxy cache, and a user or robot pulls an image that hasn't been mirrored yet, they are granted "Admin" permissions on the newly created repository.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-4374 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public.
Weakness Type
Incorrect Privilege Assignment
A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-4374
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Affected Versions
Project Quay quay:- Before 3.11.11 is affected.
- Version 2.14.0 and below 3.14.2 is affected.
- Version 3.12.0 and below 3.12.10 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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