Canonical LXD up to 5.0.4/5.21.3/6.4 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Canonical LXD up to 5.0.4/5.21.3/6.4 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-54286. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Canonical LXD up to 5.0.4/5.21.3/6.4. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in LXD-UI in Canonical LXD versions >= 5.0 on Linux allows an attacker to create and start container instances without user consent via crafted HTML form submissions exploiting client certificate authentication.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-54286 since 07/18/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 270713 (Debian dsa-6027 : golang-github-lxc-incus-dev - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.0.5, 5.21.4 or 6.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (270713) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-32099). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 270713
Nessus Name: Debian dsa-6027 : golang-github-lxc-incus-dev - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: LXD 5.0.5/5.21.4/6.5

Timelineinfo

07/18/2025 CVE reserved
10/02/2025 +76 days Advisory disclosed
10/02/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/23/2025 +21 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-54286 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54286
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-326721
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/02/2025 12:07
Updated: 10/23/2025 05:26
Changes: 10/02/2025 12:07 (66), 10/03/2025 07:28 (1), 10/18/2025 05:19 (2), 10/23/2025 05:26 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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