CVE-2025-54288

Information Spoofing in devLXD Server in Canonical LXD versions 4.0 and above on Linux container platforms allows attackers with root privileges within any container to impersonate other containers and obtain their metadata, configuration, and device information via spoofed process names in the command line.

CVSS v3 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-7232-97c6-j525	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-7232-97c6-j525	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-10-02 10:15

Updated : 2025-10-24 14:44

NVD link : CVE-2025-54288

Mitre link : CVE-2025-54288

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-54288

JSON object : View

Products Affected

canonical

lxd

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-290

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

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