Path Traversal in LXD Instance Log File Retrieval (Canonical LXD)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.59 % · percentile 48 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- canonical
- NVD status
- Analyzed
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-22 — Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 7.1 | 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 | canonical |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 7.1 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD · security@ubuntu.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-472f-vmf2-pr3h — Canonical LXD Path Traversal Vulnerability in Instance Log File Retrieval Function
- GO-2025-4000 — Canonical LXD Path Traversal Vulnerability in Instance Log File Retrieval Function in github.com/canonical/lxd
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-32640
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-54293
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.0.0 < 5.21.4cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.0 < 6.5
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Canonical · LXD | affected 6.0 < 6.5 ; affected 5.21 < 5.21.4 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |