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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-54293

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

Published Oct 2, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 2, 2025 · Canonical LXD

Open the advisory

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2025-54293. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Canonical LXD with the linked advisory before you change production.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
  • EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
Severity
High7.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
Not in the current FIRST EPSS dataset
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Canonical LXD 6.0 <6.5

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Canonical LXD 6.0 <6.56.0 <6.5

How to fix CVE-2025-54293

  • Recommended remediation

    Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2025-54293. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Canonical LXD with the linked advisory before you change production.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Canonical LXD 6.0 <6.5 6.0 <6.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS is absent from the current FIRST dataset. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Ubuntu security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 2, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 2, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-32640

    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.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.