Answer in brief
CVE-2025-8904 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.0) vulnerability in Privilege escalation issue in Amazon EMR Secret Agent component. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Amazon/EMR (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 9.0. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Amazon/EMR (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon/EMRgeneric | >=6.10 <7.4 | 7.4 |
Published upstream
Aug 13, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 3, 2026
Amazon EMR Secret Agent creates a keytab file containing Kerberos credentials. This file is stored in the /tmp/ directory. A user with access to this directory and another account can potentially decrypt the keys and escalate to higher privileges. Users are advised to upgrade to Amazon EMR version 7.5 or higher. For Amazon EMR releases between 6.10 and 7.4, we strongly recommend that you run the bootstrap script and RPM files with the fix provided in the location below.
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