#VU118768 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in lxd - CVE-2025-64507
Published: November 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118768
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-64507
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
lxd
lxd
Software vendor:
Linux Containers
Linux Containers
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management when using custom storage volumes. Any LXD user in an environment where an unprivileged user may have root access to a container with an attached custom storage volume that has the "security.shifted" property set to "true" as well as access to the host as an unprivileged user can escalate their privileges to root.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.