CVE-2025-4374 Quay: incorrect privilege assignment
Attackers can gain Admin permissions on newly created repositories when pulling uncached images in proxy cache mode.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-4374?
CVE-2025-4374 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Project Quay Red Hat Quay 3, published on 6 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4374?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Quay.
How do I fix CVE-2025-4374?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4374 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-4374 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4374 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Project Quay Red Hat Quay 3
- CVE-2020-27832 Cross-site scripting in quay
- CVE-2023-4956 Quay: clickjacking on config-editor page severity
- CVE-2023-4959 Quay: cross-site request forgery (csrf) on config-editor page
- CVE-2019-10205 Information disclosure in quay
- CVE-2026-6848 Quay: red hat quay: authentication bypass allows privileged actions without valid credentials
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f5vq-pq35-3qqc.