Vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu
CVE-2025-15480
In Ubuntu, ubuntu-desktop-provision version 24.04.4 could leak sensitive user credentials during crash reporting. Upon installation failure, if a user submitted a bug report to Launchpad, ubuntu-desktop-provision could include the user's password hash in the attached logs.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.1% 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 Desktop Provision — versions 24.04.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/canonical/ubuntu-desktop-provision/pull/1400 (issue-tracking, Patch, patch, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/canonical/ubuntu-desktop-provision/pull/1399 (issue-tracking, Patch, patch, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-15480?
- CVE-2025-15480 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu, classified under CWE-1258. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-04-09.
- How severe is CVE-2025-15480?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.