Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Canonical LXD on Linux
CVE-2025-54290

6.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Canonical

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 October 2025

What is CVE-2025-54290?

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the image export API of Canonical LXD, which impacts versions prior to 6.5 and 5.21.4 on Linux. This flaw allows network attackers to exploit crafted requests that utilize wildcard fingerprints, enabling them to discover the existence of various projects without requiring authentication, potentially leading to further exploitations or data breaches.

Affected Version(s)

LXD 6.0 < 6.5

LXD 5.21 < 5.21.4

References

CVSS V4

Score:
6.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-54290 : Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Canonical LXD on Linux