CVE-2025-54293: Path Traversal in LXD Instance Log File Retrieval

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2025-10-02 · updated 2026-10-12
Weakness: CWE-22

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.

Affected products

Canonical LXD: from 4.0.0 before 5.21.4; from 6.0 before 6.5 — fixed in 5.21.4, 6.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Canonical LXD 5.21.4, 6.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-472f-vmf2-pr3h
https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-472f-vmf2-pr3h

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