CVE-2025-54293 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Path Traversal in the log file retrieval function in Canonical LXD 5.0 LTS on Linux allows authenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the host system via crafted log file names or symbolic links.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00227.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-472f-vmf2-pr3h

History

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Path Traversal in the log file retrieval function in Canonical LXD 5.0 LTS on Linux allows authenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the host system via crafted log file names or symbolic links.
Title		Path Traversal in LXD Instance Log File Retrieval
Weaknesses		CWE-22
References		https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-472f-vmf2-pr3h
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2025-10-02T10:43:58.246Z

Updated: 2025-10-02T15:53:20.364Z

Reserved: 2025-07-18T07:59:07.917Z

Link: CVE-2025-54293

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-02T11:15:30.540

Modified: 2025-10-02T16:15:34.600

Link: CVE-2025-54293

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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