CVE-2025-54286
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductCanonical Lxd
PublishedOct 2, 2025
First seenOct 2, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-352Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
How to fix
Update
- canonical lxd5.0.5, 5.21.4, 6.5 or later
- github.com/canonical/lxd5.0.5, 5.21.4, 6.5, 0.0.0-20250827065555-0494f5d47e41 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| canonical lxd | 5.0.0 ≤ v < 5.0.5, 5.21.0 ≤ v < 5.21.4, 6.1 ≤ v < 6.5 | 5.0.5, 5.21.4, 6.5 |
| github.com/canonical/lxdGo | 5.0 ≤ v < 5.0.5, 5.1 ≤ v < 5.21.4, 6.0 ≤ v < 6.5, 0.0.0-20220401034332-1e1349e3cbf3 ≤ v < 0.0.0-20250827065555-0494f5d47e41, No range specified | 5.0.5, 5.21.4, 6.5, 0.0.0-20250827065555-0494f5d47e41 |
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