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CVE-2025-54292VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-54292: Canonical LXD · Path Traversal

Affects Canonical LXDSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium · fixed in 6.5 : update Canonical LXD when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
4.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 25% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 6.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 2 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Canonical LXDAffected
  • =6.0
  • =5.21
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately upgrade affected LXD LXD-UI installations to versions 6.5 or 5.21.4 where the vulnerability is patched. In addition, implement strict input validation and sanitization on all resource name parameters to prevent path traversal attempts. Enforce the principle of least privilege for user accounts with access to LXD-UI, limiting permissions to only necessary resources. Monitor logs for unusual access patterns or attempts to use crafted URL paths indicative of exploitation attempts. Employ network segmentation to restrict access to LXD management interfaces to trusted administrators only. Regularly audit container and host file system permissions to detect unauthorized changes. Consider deploying web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block path traversal payloads targeting LXD-UI endpoints. Finally, maintain an up-to-date inventory of container management software versions to ensure timely patching of vulnerabilities.

Description

Path traversal in Canonical LXD LXD-UI versions before 6.5 and 5.21.4 on all platforms allows remote authenticated attackers to access or modify unintended resources via crafted resource names embedded in URL paths.

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