CVE-2025-54286

CSRF Vulnerability When Using Client Certificate Authentication with the LXD-UI

Published Oct 2, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6027-1 incus security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6028-1 lxd security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-32099 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-p8hw-rfjg-689h Canonical LXD CSRF Vulnerability When Using Client Certificate Authentication with the LXD-UI
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Canonical
Canonical lxd
Linux
Linux linux
Vendors & Products Canonical
Canonical lxd
Linux
Linux linux
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title CSRF Vulnerability When Using Client Certificate Authentication with the LXD-UI
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Feb 26, 2026, 5:48 PM
Reserved
Jul 18, 2025, 7:59 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 2, 2025, 10:15 AM
Modified
Oct 12, 2026, 3:10 PM