CVE-2025-54286
CSRF Vulnerability When Using Client Certificate Authentication with the LXD-UI
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 2, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 22, 2025, 3:47 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | cc1ad9ee-3454-478d-9317-d3e869d708bc | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Implement CSRF tokens on sensitive forms.
- Update LXD to the latest version.
- Review and enforce client certificate authentication.
- Validate user consent before critical actions.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2025-54286 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-54286.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-p8hw-rfjg-689h | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-p8hw-rfjg-689h | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-54286
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
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CVE-2025-54286 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.0.5 *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.21.0 up to (excluding) 5.21.4 *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.1 up to (excluding) 6.5 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added Reference Type Canonical Ltd.: https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-p8hw-rfjg-689h Types: Exploit, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-p8hw-rfjg-689h Types: Exploit, Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Oct. 02, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-p8hw-rfjg-689h -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 02, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value 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. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/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 Added CWE CWE-352 Added Reference https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-p8hw-rfjg-689h