CVE-2025-54287 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2025-54287

Arbitrary File Read via Template Injection in Snapshot Patterns

Vulnerability Description

Template Injection in instance snapshot creation component in Canonical LXD (>= 4.0) allows an attacker with instance configuration permissions to read arbitrary files on the host system via specially crafted snapshot pattern templates using the Pongo2 template engine.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • GMO Flatt Security Inc.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

LXD
Vulnerable Versions:
6.0, 5.21

Timeline

Official Publish: October 2nd, 2025
Last Modified: October 2nd, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1336

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.