diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/docker_tag b/.github/dockerfiles/docker_tag
index d248e5b8700e..08ccbf6e36f5 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/docker_tag
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/docker_tag
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pr-30691
\ No newline at end of file
+pr-28903
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/debian_10_arm/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/debian_10_arm/Dockerfile
index aca429b8b88a..55f06e8dd717 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/debian_10_arm/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/debian_10_arm/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/debian:10.13
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -227,3 +236,11 @@ RUN python3.11 -m venv venv
 ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$SCCACHE_HOME:$PATH"
 
 ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/mount/caches/pip/linux/${PIP_VERSION}
+
+# Change ownership of the venv directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} /venv
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/fedora_29/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/fedora_29/Dockerfile
index 72d0c0e93339..5edbe93d9cfb 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/fedora_29/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/fedora_29/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/fedora:29
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # dnf configuration
 RUN echo "timeout=60" >> /etc/dnf/dnf.conf && \
     echo "retries=10" >> /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
@@ -88,7 +97,6 @@ ENV PATH="$SCCACHE_HOME:$PATH"
 # Use Python 3.9 as default
 RUN python3.9 -m venv venv
 ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$PATH"
-RUN alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.9 10
 
 # Setup pip
 ENV PIP_VERSION="24.0"
@@ -132,3 +140,17 @@ RUN wget -O git-2.49.0.tar.gz https://github.com/git/git/archive/refs/tags/v2.49
     tar -zxf git-2.49.0.tar.gz
 RUN cd git-2.49.0 && \
     make configure && ./configure --prefix=/usr && make install
+
+# Use python3.9 instead of /usr/bin/python
+RUN update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.9 10
+
+# Change ownership of the venv directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} /venv
+
+# Change ownership of node to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} ${NVM_DIR}
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/manylinux_2_28/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/manylinux_2_28/Dockerfile
index b13120374237..b7b1ece863fb 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/manylinux_2_28/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/manylinux_2_28/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM openvinogithubactions.azurecr.io/quayio/pypa/manylinux_2_28
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 RUN yum groupinstall -y "Development Tools" && \
     yum install -y wget bzip2 gcc-c++ libmpc-devel mpfr-devel gmp-devel cmake ccache ninja-build make tbb-devel ocl-icd-devel opencl-headers lld
 
@@ -18,3 +27,8 @@ RUN mkdir ${SCCACHE_HOME} && cd ${SCCACHE_HOME} && \
 
 # To make python3 and pip binaries accessible
 ENV PATH="/opt/python/cp311-cp311/bin:$SCCACHE_HOME:$PATH"
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_20_04_arm64/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_20_04_arm64/Dockerfile
index 7309bf30ea79..6ea6219700c7 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_20_04_arm64/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_20_04_arm64/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/ubuntu:20.04
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -103,3 +112,14 @@ RUN mkdir -p $NVM_DIR
 RUN curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.0/install.sh | bash
 RUN . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" && nvm install ${NODE_VERSION}
 ENV PATH="$NVM_DIR/versions/node/v${NODE_VERSION}/bin/:${PATH}"
+
+# Change ownership of the venv directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} /venv
+
+# Change ownership of node to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} ${NVM_DIR}
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_20_04_x64/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_20_04_x64/Dockerfile
index 3df9c99f8c07..717e0b16a768 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_20_04_x64/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_20_04_x64/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 ARG REGISTRY="docker.io"
 FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/ubuntu:20.04
 
-USER root
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
 
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -79,3 +86,22 @@ RUN python3.9 -m venv venv
 ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$SCCACHE_HOME:$PATH"
 
 ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/mount/caches/pip/linux/${PIP_VERSION}
+
+# Install Node
+ENV NODE_VERSION=21.7.3
+ENV NVM_DIR=/.nvm
+RUN mkdir -p $NVM_DIR
+RUN curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.0/install.sh | bash
+RUN . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" && nvm install ${NODE_VERSION}
+ENV PATH="$NVM_DIR/versions/node/v${NODE_VERSION}/bin/:${PATH}"
+
+# Change ownership of the venv directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} /venv
+
+# Change ownership of node to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} ${NVM_DIR}
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_20_04_x64_nvidia/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_20_04_x64_nvidia/Dockerfile
index 2991f28f7891..9ec3561304ad 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_20_04_x64_nvidia/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_20_04_x64_nvidia/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/nvidia/cuda:11.8.0-runtime-ubuntu20.04
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -76,7 +85,7 @@ RUN curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && \
     curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/3.8/get-pip.py -o get-pip-3-8.py && \
     python3.8 get-pip-3-8.py  --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.11 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
-    rm -f get-pip.py
+    rm -f get-pip.py get-pip-3.8.py
 
 # Use Python 3.11 as default instead of Python 3.8
 # Using venv here 'cause other methods to switch the default Python on Ubuntu 20 break both system and wheels build
@@ -84,3 +93,11 @@ RUN python3.11 -m venv venv
 ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$SCCACHE_HOME:$PATH"
 
 ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/mount/caches/pip/linux/${PIP_VERSION}
+
+# Change ownership of the venv directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} /venv
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_android/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_android/Dockerfile
index 9f9f413547dd..2ccd8b5e7553 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_android/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_android/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/ubuntu:22.04
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -54,3 +63,8 @@ ENV ANDROID_SDK_VERSION 29
 RUN wget https://dl.google.com/android/repository/commandlinetools-linux-7583922_latest.zip && \
     unzip commandlinetools-linux-7583922_latest.zip
 RUN echo "yes" | ./cmdline-tools/bin/sdkmanager --sdk_root=${ANDROID_TOOLS} --install "ndk-bundle" "platform-tools" "platforms;android-${ANDROID_SDK_VERSION}"
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_riscv/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_riscv/Dockerfile
index 8b955def2aec..efc4b346e389 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_riscv/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_riscv/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/ubuntu:22.04
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -72,3 +81,7 @@ RUN curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && \
     python3 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     rm -f get-pip.py
 
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_riscv_xuantie/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_riscv_xuantie/Dockerfile
index 6887f83b0256..fb229b10b095 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_riscv_xuantie/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_riscv_xuantie/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/ubuntu:22.04
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -100,3 +109,11 @@ ENV PIP_VERSION="24.0"
 RUN curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && \
     python3 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     rm -f get-pip.py
+
+# Change ownership of the venv directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} /venv
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_x64/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_x64/Dockerfile
index f613ab3afb62..12a5d05a23af 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_x64/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_x64/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/ubuntu:22.04
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -71,6 +80,10 @@ RUN mkdir ${SCCACHE_HOME} && cd ${SCCACHE_HOME} && \
     tar -xzf ${SCCACHE_ARCHIVE} --strip-components=1 && rm ${SCCACHE_ARCHIVE}
 
 ENV PATH="$SCCACHE_HOME:$PATH"
+
+# ONNX Runtime, see https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime/issues/13197#issuecomment-1264542497
+RUN locale-gen en_US.UTF-8 && update-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+
 # Setup pip
 ENV PIP_VERSION="24.0"
 RUN curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && \
@@ -108,3 +121,16 @@ RUN mkdir -p ${DOXYGEN_HOME} && cd ${DOXYGEN_HOME} && wget https://www.doxygen.n
     rm -f doxygen-$DOXYGEN_VERSION.linux.bin.tar.gz
 ENV PATH="${DOXYGEN_HOME}/doxygen-$DOXYGEN_VERSION/bin:$PATH"
 
+# Change ownership of the venv directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} /venv
+
+# Change ownership of node to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} ${NVM_DIR}
+
+# Change ownership of doxygen to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} ${DOXYGEN_HOME}
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_x64_cc/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_x64_cc/Dockerfile
index dea3e8c26252..9bee813e5c46 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_x64_cc/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_x64_cc/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/ubuntu:22.04
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -74,3 +83,11 @@ RUN python3.11 -m venv venv
 ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$SCCACHE_HOME:$PATH"
 
 ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/mount/caches/pip/linux/${PIP_VERSION}
+
+# Change ownership of the venv directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} /venv
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_x64_dpcpp/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_x64_dpcpp/Dockerfile
index 23111f59dd69..af33a668ce6c 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_x64_dpcpp/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_x64_dpcpp/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/ubuntu:22.04
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -96,3 +105,11 @@ ENV CPATH=/opt/intel/oneapi/dpl/2022.6/include:/opt/intel/oneapi/dev-utilities/2
 # Set Intel DPC++ as a default compiler
 ENV CC=icx
 ENV CXX=icpx
+
+# Change ownership of the venv directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} /venv
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_x64_nvidia/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_x64_nvidia/Dockerfile
index 8c6bdf43bda3..b3487491b363 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_x64_nvidia/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_x64_nvidia/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/nvidia/cuda:11.8.0-runtime-ubuntu22.04
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -73,3 +82,11 @@ RUN python3.11 -m venv venv
 ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$SCCACHE_HOME:$PATH"
 
 ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/mount/caches/pip/linux/${PIP_VERSION}
+
+# Change ownership of the venv directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} /venv
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_24_04_x64/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_24_04_x64/Dockerfile
index 30f9b9792bc9..5e5cb9d72c2d 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_24_04_x64/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_24_04_x64/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/ubuntu:24.04
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+# Ubuntu 24 image already has a user with UID 1000
+RUN usermod -l ${USER_NAME} ubuntu
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -83,3 +92,11 @@ RUN /venv/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.13 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION}
 
 ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/mount/caches/pip/linux/${PIP_VERSION}
+
+# Change ownership of the venv directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${GROUP_ID} /venv
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/webassembly/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/webassembly/Dockerfile
index 65717650e9a0..839f08a5ae81 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/webassembly/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/webassembly/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/emscripten/emsdk:3.1.61
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+# WASM image already has a user with UID 1000
+RUN usermod -l ${USER_NAME} emscripten
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -32,3 +41,8 @@ RUN mkdir ${SCCACHE_HOME} && cd ${SCCACHE_HOME} && \
     tar -xzf ${SCCACHE_ARCHIVE} --strip-components=1 && rm ${SCCACHE_ARCHIVE}
 
 ENV PATH="$SCCACHE_HOME:$PATH"
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/debian_10_arm/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/debian_10_arm/Dockerfile
index f1e428e0683b..e91b770649f8 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/debian_10_arm/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/debian_10_arm/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/debian:10.13
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -38,3 +47,8 @@ RUN chmod +x /install_build_dependencies.sh && \
 
 ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/arm-linux-gnueabihf/:/usr/arm-linux-gnueabihf/lib/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
 RUN ln -s /usr/arm-linux-gnueabihf/lib/ld-linux-armhf.so.3 /lib/ld-linux-armhf.so.3
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/debian_10_py310/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/debian_10_py310/Dockerfile
index e7dbadf5a414..806d8c6f25b4 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/debian_10_py310/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/debian_10_py310/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/debian:10.13
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -74,3 +83,11 @@ ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$PATH"
 
 ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/mount/caches/pip/linux/${PIP_VERSION}
 ENV PIP_INSTALL_PATH=/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages
+
+# Change ownership of the venv directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} /venv
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/fedora_33/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/fedora_33/Dockerfile
index 0a1382e97fb8..8af16af8c7e9 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/fedora_33/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/fedora_33/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/fedora:33
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # dnf configuration
 RUN echo "timeout=60" >> /etc/dnf/dnf.conf && \
     echo "retries=10" >> /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
@@ -28,3 +37,11 @@ ENV PATH="$NVM_DIR/versions/node/v${NODE_VERSION}/bin/:${PATH}"
 
 ENV PIP_VERSION="24.0"
 RUN python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION}
+
+# Change ownership of node to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} ${NVM_DIR}
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_20_04_arm64/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_20_04_arm64/Dockerfile
index 49953d096fb8..52ca92345a01 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_20_04_arm64/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_20_04_arm64/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/ubuntu:20.04
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -32,6 +41,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         python3.11-venv \
         python3.11-distutils \
         libhdf5-dev \
+        # to build samples
+        clang \
         && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
@@ -54,3 +65,11 @@ ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$PATH"
 
 ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/mount/caches/pip/linux/${PIP_VERSION}
 ENV PIP_INSTALL_PATH=/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages
+
+# Change ownership of the venv directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} /venv
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_20_04_x64/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_20_04_x64/Dockerfile
index 929ccf5700c6..cdbe4927ca0b 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_20_04_x64/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_20_04_x64/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/ubuntu:20.04
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -22,6 +31,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         git \
         gpg-agent \
         tzdata \
+        # to build samples
+        clang \
         # parallel gzip
         pigz \
         # Samples
@@ -55,3 +66,11 @@ ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$PATH"
 
 ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/mount/caches/pip/linux/${PIP_VERSION}
 ENV PIP_INSTALL_PATH=/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages
+
+# Change ownership of the venv directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} /venv
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_20_04_x64_py313/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_20_04_x64_py313/Dockerfile
index 57d2bb7c2264..ee4d8d7a5ef7 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_20_04_x64_py313/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_20_04_x64_py313/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/ubuntu:20.04
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -51,3 +60,11 @@ ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$PATH"
 
 ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/mount/caches/pip/linux/${PIP_VERSION}
 ENV PIP_INSTALL_PATH=/venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages
+
+# Change ownership of the venv directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} /venv
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_22_04_riscv_xuantie/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_22_04_riscv_xuantie/Dockerfile
index a9304f4affec..0afa677762bf 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_22_04_riscv_xuantie/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_22_04_riscv_xuantie/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/ubuntu:22.04
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -54,3 +63,11 @@ RUN mkdir -p ${XUINTIE_TMP_PATH} && cd ${XUINTIE_TMP_PATH} && \
     cd ${XUINTIE_SRC}/qemu && ./configure --prefix=${XUINTIE_PATH} --interp-prefix=/usr/riscv64-linux-gnu --target-list=riscv64-linux-user && \
     make -j$(nproc) && make install && \
     rm -rf ${XUINTIE_TMP_PATH}
+
+# Change ownership of the venv directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} /venv
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_22_04_x64/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_22_04_x64/Dockerfile
index f1615bf30530..2447652bdfee 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_22_04_x64/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_22_04_x64/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/ubuntu:22.04
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+RUN groupadd -g ${GROUP_ID} ${GROUP_NAME}
+RUN useradd ${USER_NAME} -u ${USER_ID} -g ${GROUP_ID} -ms /bin/bash
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -23,6 +32,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         ca-certificates \
         gpg-agent \
         tzdata \
+        # to build samples
+        clang \
         # parallel gzip
         pigz \
         # Samples
@@ -64,3 +75,11 @@ ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$SCCACHE_HOME:$PATH"
 
 ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/mount/caches/pip/linux/${PIP_VERSION}
 ENV PIP_INSTALL_PATH=/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages
+
+# Change ownership of the venv directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} /venv
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_24_04_x64/Dockerfile b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_24_04_x64/Dockerfile
index 630d7bed6e19..038c8f7686e0 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_24_04_x64/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_24_04_x64/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/ubuntu:24.04
 
 USER root
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+ENV USER_NAME=runner
+ENV USER_ID=1000
+ENV GROUP_NAME=${USER_NAME}
+ENV GROUP_ID=${USER_ID}
+
+# Ubuntu 24 image already has a user with UID 1000
+RUN usermod -l ${USER_NAME} ubuntu
+
 # APT configuration
 RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
     echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
@@ -20,6 +29,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         git \
         gpg-agent \
         tzdata \
+        # to build samples
+        clang \
         # parallel gzip
         pigz \
         # Samples
@@ -47,3 +58,11 @@ RUN /venv/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION}
 
 ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/mount/caches/pip/linux/${PIP_VERSION}
 ENV PIP_INSTALL_PATH=/venv/lib/python3/site-packages
+
+# Change ownership of the venv directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R ${USER_NAME}:${GROUP_ID} /venv
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+WORKDIR /home/${USER_NAME}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/debian_10_arm.yml b/.github/workflows/debian_10_arm.yml
index ab77649cdcfb..a31c1dc1acdd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/debian_10_arm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/debian_10_arm.yml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/job_cxx_unit_tests.yml
     with:
       runner: 'aks-linux-8-cores-16gb-arm'
-      image: ${{ fromJSON(needs.docker.outputs.images).ov_test.debian_10_arm }}
+      container: '{"image": "${{ fromJSON(needs.docker.outputs.images).ov_test.debian_10_arm }}"}'
       affected-components: ${{ needs.smart_ci.outputs.affected_components }}
       os: 'debian_10'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fedora_29.yml b/.github/workflows/fedora_29.yml
index 23993e07fe1f..89ddc4eff8da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fedora_29.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fedora_29.yml
@@ -113,16 +113,16 @@ jobs:
 
   RPM_Packages:
     name: RPM packages
-    needs: [Docker, Build]
+    needs: Build
     timeout-minutes: 10
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash
-    runs-on: aks-linux-4-cores-16gb
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container:
-      image: ${{ fromJSON(needs.docker.outputs.images).ov_test.fedora_33 }}
+      image: fedora:33
     env:
-      RPM_PACKAGES_DIR: /__w/openvino/packages/
+      RPM_PACKAGES_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/packages
 
     steps:
       - name: Download OpenVINO RPM packages
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/job_cxx_unit_tests.yml
     with:
       runner: 'aks-linux-4-cores-16gb'
-      image: ${{ fromJSON(needs.docker.outputs.images).ov_build.fedora_29 }}
+      container: '{"image": "${{ fromJSON(needs.docker.outputs.images).ov_build.fedora_29 }}"}'
       affected-components: ${{ needs.smart_ci.outputs.affected_components }}
       os: 'fedora_29'
   
diff --git a/.github/workflows/job_build_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/job_build_linux.yml
index 39e48e3442e1..e2f4a2233d75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job_build_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job_build_linux.yml
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           for py_version in "3.9" "3.10" "3.11" "3.12" "3.13"
           do
-            export PY_BUILD_DIR=${{ github.workspace }}/py$py_version
+            export PY_BUILD_DIR=${HOME}/py$py_version
             mkdir -p $PY_BUILD_DIR
           
             python_exec_path=$(python$py_version -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)")
diff --git a/.github/workflows/job_cxx_unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/job_cxx_unit_tests.yml
index 2dbda5149862..77574058f2f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job_cxx_unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job_cxx_unit_tests.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ on:
         description: 'Machine on which the tests would run'
         type: string
         required: true
-      image:
-        description: 'Docker image in which the tests would run'
+      container:
+        description: 'JSON to be converted to the value of the "container" configuration for the job'
         type: string
         required: false
-        default: null
+        default: '{"image": null}'
       affected-components:
         description: 'Components that are affected by changes in the commit defined by the Smart CI Action'
         type: string
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     name: C++ unit tests
     timeout-minutes: ${{ inputs.timeout-minutes }}
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runner }}
-    container:
-      image: ${{ inputs.image }}
+    container: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.container) }}
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: ${{ contains(inputs.runner, 'win') && 'pwsh' || 'bash' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/job_openvino_js.yml b/.github/workflows/job_openvino_js.yml
index a8f8c914f866..a401727b42e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job_openvino_js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job_openvino_js.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ env.OPENVINO_JS_DIR }}
         run: npm run test
 
-      - name: Install electron deps and run Xvfb
+      - name: Run Xvfb
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: Xvfb "$DISPLAY" &
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_arm64.yml
index 3dc06e022c78..fea5f2b41d6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_arm64.yml
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ 'false' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/job_debian_packages.yml
     with:
-      runner: 'aks-linux-4-cores-8gb-arm'
-      image: 'openvinogithubactions.azurecr.io/dockerhub/ubuntu:20.04'
+      runner: 'ubuntu-22.04'
+      image: 'ubuntu:20.04'
 
   Samples:
     needs: [ Build, Docker, Smart_CI ]
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/job_cxx_unit_tests.yml
     with:
       runner: 'aks-linux-8-cores-16gb-arm'
-      image: ${{ fromJSON(needs.docker.outputs.images).ov_test.ubuntu_20_04_arm64 }}
+      container: '{"image": "${{ fromJSON(needs.docker.outputs.images).ov_test.ubuntu_20_04_arm64 }}"}'
       affected-components: ${{ needs.smart_ci.outputs.affected_components }}
       os: 'ubuntu_20_04'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_20.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_20.yml
index 1559c67b68ce..f64797293b77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_20.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_20.yml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/job_cxx_unit_tests.yml
     with:
       runner: 'aks-linux-4-cores-16gb'
-      image: ${{ fromJSON(needs.docker.outputs.images).ov_test.ubuntu_20_04_x64 }}
+      container: '{"image": "${{ fromJSON(needs.docker.outputs.images).ov_test.ubuntu_20_04_x64 }}"}'
       affected-components: ${{ needs.smart_ci.outputs.affected_components }}
       os: 'ubuntu_20_04'
 
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ jobs:
     needs: [ Docker, Build ]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/job_debian_packages.yml
     with:
-      runner: 'aks-linux-4-cores-16gb'
-      image: 'openvinogithubactions.azurecr.io/dockerhub/ubuntu:20.04'
+      runner: 'ubuntu-22.04'
+      image: 'ubuntu:20.04'
 
   Samples:
     needs: [ Docker, Build, Smart_CI ]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_22.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_22.yml
index de53813b1770..0a2bd3686efe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_22.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_22.yml
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ jobs:
     needs: [Docker, Build]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/job_debian_packages.yml
     with:
-      runner: 'aks-linux-4-cores-16gb'
-      image: 'openvinogithubactions.azurecr.io/dockerhub/ubuntu:22.04'
+      runner: 'ubuntu-22.04'
+      image: 'ubuntu:22.04'
 
   Samples:
     needs: [ Docker, Build, Smart_CI ]
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/job_cxx_unit_tests.yml
     with:
       runner: 'aks-linux-4-cores-16gb'
-      image: ${{ fromJSON(needs.docker.outputs.images).ov_test.ubuntu_22_04_x64 }}
+      container: '{"image": "${{ fromJSON(needs.docker.outputs.images).ov_test.ubuntu_22_04_x64 }}"}'
       affected-components: ${{ needs.smart_ci.outputs.affected_components }}
       os: 'ubuntu_22_04'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_24.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_24.yml
index f8a67ea55f83..373bd0768e11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_24.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_24.yml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/job_cxx_unit_tests.yml
     with:
       runner: 'aks-linux-4-cores-16gb'
-      image: ${{ fromJSON(needs.docker.outputs.images).ov_test.ubuntu_24_04_x64 }}
+      container: '{"image": "${{ fromJSON(needs.docker.outputs.images).ov_test.ubuntu_24_04_x64 }}"}'
       affected-components: ${{ needs.smart_ci.outputs.affected_components }}
       os: 'ubuntu_24_04'
 
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ jobs:
     needs: [ Docker, Build ]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/job_debian_packages.yml
     with:
-      runner: 'aks-linux-4-cores-16gb'
-      image: 'openvinogithubactions.azurecr.io/dockerhub/ubuntu:24.04'
+      runner: 'ubuntu-22.04'
+      image: 'ubuntu:24.04'
 
   Samples:
     needs: [ Docker, Build, Smart_CI ]
diff --git a/cmake/developer_package/packaging/rpm/rpm.cmake b/cmake/developer_package/packaging/rpm/rpm.cmake
index 564ffb5e776e..16000c926145 100644
--- a/cmake/developer_package/packaging/rpm/rpm.cmake
+++ b/cmake/developer_package/packaging/rpm/rpm.cmake
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ endmacro()
 ov_rpm_specific_settings()
 
 # needed to add triggers for packages with libraries
-set(def_triggers "${OpenVINO_BINARY_DIR}/_CPack_Packages/triggers")
+set(def_triggers "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/_CPack_Packages/triggers")
 set(triggers_content "# /bin/sh -p\n/sbin/ldconfig\n")
 file(WRITE "${def_triggers}" "${triggers_content}")
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ function(ov_rpm_add_rpmlint_suppression comp)
     endif()
 
     set(package_file_name "${package_name}-${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}-1.${arch}.rpm")
-    set(rpmlint_override_file "${OpenVINO_BINARY_DIR}/_CPack_Packages/rpmlint/${package_file_name}.rpmlintrc")
+    set(rpmlint_override_file "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/_CPack_Packages/rpmlint/${package_file_name}.rpmlintrc")
     file(REMOVE ${rpmlint_override_file})
     file(WRITE ${rpmlint_override_file} ${content})
 endfunction()