Vulnerability · Published Oct 2, 2025 · Assigned by canonical
CVE-2025-54293Path Traversal in LXD Instance Log File Retrieval
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in LXD from Canonical. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | incus | 6.0.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-54293 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | incus | 6.0.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-54293 |
| Debian:13 | incus | 6.0.4-2+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-54293 |
| Debian:13 | incus | 6.0.4-2+deb13u1 | DSA-6027-1 |
| Debian:14 | incus | 6.0.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-54293 |
| Debian:12 | lxd | 5.0.2-5+deb12u1 | DSA-6028-1 |
| Debian:12 | lxd | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-54293 |
| Debian:13 | lxd | 5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-54293 |
| Debian:13 | lxd | 5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u1 | DSA-6028-1 |
| Go | github.com/canonical/lxd | 6.5 | GHSA-472f-vmf2-pr3h |
| Go | github.com/canonical/lxd | 0.0.0-20250224180022-ec09b24179f3 | GO-2025-4000 |
| Go | github.com/canonical/lxd | 5.21.4 | GHSA-472f-vmf2-pr3h |
| Go | github.com/canonical/lxd | 0.0.0-20250224180022-ec09b24179f3 | GHSA-472f-vmf2-pr3h |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N