CVE-2025-54286
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Publication date: 2025-10-02

Last updated on: 2025-10-22

Assigner: Canonical Ltd.

Description
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.
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Published
2025-10-02
Last Modified
2025-10-22
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2026-06-16
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2025-10-02
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-54286
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Showing 4 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
canonical lxd From 5.0.0 (inc) to 5.0.5 (exc)
canonical lxd From 5.21.0 (inc) to 5.21.4 (exc)
canonical lxd From 6.1 (inc) to 6.5 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-352 The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue in the LXD-UI component of Canonical LXD versions 5.0 and above on Linux. It allows an attacker to trick a user into submitting crafted HTML forms that exploit client certificate authentication, enabling the attacker to create and start container instances without the user's consent.

Impact Analysis

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability can create and start container instances on your system without your permission. This unauthorized action could lead to resource misuse, potential deployment of malicious containers, and compromise of system integrity.

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