CVE-2025-12801

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

02 Apr 2026, 15:16

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5873 -

01 Apr 2026, 11:15

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5877 -

01 Apr 2026, 10:16

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5867 -

25 Mar 2026, 05:16

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5127 -

24 Mar 2026, 11:16

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Summary
  • (es) Una vulnerabilidad fue descubierta recientemente en el demonio rpc.mountd del paquete nfs-utils para Linux, que permite a un cliente NFSv3 escalar los privilegios asignados a él en el archivo /etc/exports en el momento del montaje. En particular, permite al cliente acceder a cualquier subdirectorio o subárbol de un directorio exportado, independientemente de los permisos de archivo establecidos, e independientemente de cualquier atributo 'root_squash' o 'all_squash' que normalmente se esperaría que se aplicaran a ese cliente.
References
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5606 -

09 Mar 2026, 17:40

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE CWE-732
First Time Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat
Linux-nfs nfs-utils
Linux-nfs
Redhat openshift Container Platform
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3938 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3938 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3939 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3939 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3940 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3940 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3941 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3941 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3942 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3942 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-12801 - () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-12801 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2413081 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2413081 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

06 Mar 2026, 15:16

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3939 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3942 -

06 Mar 2026, 09:15

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3941 -

06 Mar 2026, 04:15

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3940 -

05 Mar 2026, 20:16

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3938 -

04 Mar 2026, 16:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-04 16:16

Updated : 2026-04-02 15:16


NVD link : CVE-2025-12801

Mitre link : CVE-2025-12801

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-12801


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Products Affected

redhat

  • enterprise_linux
  • openshift_container_platform

linux-nfs

  • nfs-utils
CWE
CWE-279

Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource