CVE-2025-15480: Canonical Ubuntu · Exposure of sensitive system information due to uncleared debug information
Affects Canonical UbuntuSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.7 Low.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 23% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:UExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| CanonicalUbuntu | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHubcanonical/ubuntu-desktop-provisionpkg:github/canonical/ubuntu-desktop-provisionOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHububuntu-desktop-provisionpkg:github/ubuntu-desktop-provisionOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Until an official fix is released, users should exercise caution when submitting crash reports that may contain sensitive information. Review and sanitize logs before submission if possible. Monitor Canonical's advisories for updates on remediation.
Description
In Ubuntu, ubuntu-desktop-provision version 24.04.4 could leak sensitive user credentials during crash reporting. Upon installation failure, if a user submitted a bug report to Launchpad, ubuntu-desktop-provision could include the user's password hash in the attached logs.