CVE-2025-49842: conda-forge-webservices Privilege Escalation Risk via Default Docker Root User

Severity: low (CVSS 1.0 v4.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-06-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-276

Description

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.

Affected products

conda-forge-webservices: before 2025.3.24

References

https://github.com/conda-forge/conda-forge-webservices/commit/c28b67f833f32299cc47eef8ad226ca991db67ae
https://github.com/conda-forge/conda-forge-webservices/security/advisories/GHSA-3cj6-wc22-wvpv

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