Spoofing attack in lxd - CVE-2025-54288
Published: October 21, 2025 / Updated: April 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117416
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-54288
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Containers
Affected software:
lxd
lxd
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the source container identification process in devLXD server uses process cmdline (command line) information when displaying process names. A remote user can use the "exec -a" command to spoof process name and impersonate another container.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-54288
Install updates from vendor's website.