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CVE-2025-54293

Path Traversal in LXD Instance Log File Retrieval

Published: Oct 2, 2025Updated: Dec 10, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-22
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 57.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

Canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
LXDOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Go
package-ecosystem
github.com/canonical/lxd
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-472f-vmf2-pr3h
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54293
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/canonical/lxd/pull/15022
github.com
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