Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution in Eclipse Che by Red Hat
CVE-2025-12548

9CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Openshift Dev Spaces (rhosds) 3.22
Red Hat Openshift Dev Spaces (rhosds) 3.23
Red Hat Openshift Dev Spaces (rhosds) 3.24
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 January 2026

What is CVE-2025-12548?

A security weakness exists in Eclipse Che's che-machine-exec component. This flaw permits unauthorized remote execution of commands and potential exfiltration of sensitive secrets, such as SSH keys and tokens, from the Developer Workspace containers of other users. The issue arises from an unprotected JSON-RPC/websocket API accessible through TCP port 3333. Proper safeguards and monitoring are crucial to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces (RHOSDS) 3.22 3.22.1-1763525702

Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces (RHOSDS) 3.23 3.23.1-1763508770

Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces (RHOSDS) 3.24 3.24.1-1763547630

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22620
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22623
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22652
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Red Hat would like to thank Richard Leach (LME) for reporting this issue.
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