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.

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 p…

EPSS: 0.003 (22.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Canonical Ubuntu — versions 0
Canonical Ubuntu_desktop_provision — versions 24.04.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1258

References

security@ubuntu.com (issue-tracking, Patch, patch, Issue Tracking)
security@ubuntu.com (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.