Vulnerability · Published Oct 2, 2025 · Assigned by canonical
CVE-2025-54290Project Existence Disclosure via Error Handling in LXD Image Export
Medium 6.9
In plain English
A medium-severity information exposure in LXD from Canonical. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Information disclosure in image export API in Canonical LXD before 6.5 and 5.21.4 on Linux allows network attackers to determine project existence without authentication via crafted requests using wildcard fingerprints.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | incus | 6.0.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-54290 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | incus | 6.0.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-54290 |
| Debian:13 | incus | 6.0.4-2+deb13u1 | DSA-6027-1 |
| Debian:13 | incus | 6.0.4-2+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-54290 |
| Debian:14 | incus | 6.0.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-54290 |
| Debian:12 | lxd | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-54290 |
| Debian:13 | lxd | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-54290 |
| Go | github.com/canonical/lxd | 0.0.0-20250827065555-0494f5d47e41 | GO-2025-4002 |
| Go | github.com/canonical/lxd | 5.21.4 | GHSA-p3x5-mvmp-5f35 |
| Go | github.com/canonical/lxd | 0.0.0-20250827065555-0494f5d47e41 | GHSA-p3x5-mvmp-5f35 |
| Go | github.com/canonical/lxd | 6.5 | GHSA-p3x5-mvmp-5f35 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N