Vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu
CVE-2025-14551
In Ubuntu, Subiquity version 24.04.4 could leak sensitive user credentials during crash reporting. Upon installation failure, if a user submitted a bug report to Launchpad, Subiquity could include certain user credentials, such as the user's plaintext Wi-Fi password, in the attached logs.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Canonical Ubuntu — versions 0
- Canonical Ubuntu Subiquity — versions 24.04.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/canonical/subiquity/pull/2358 (issue-tracking, Patch, patch, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/canonical/subiquity/pull/2357 (issue-tracking, Patch, patch, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-14551?
- CVE-2025-14551 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu, classified under CWE-1258. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-04-09.
- How severe is CVE-2025-14551?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.