Privilege escalation in Apache Cloudstack
CVE-2025-22829
The CloudStack Quota plugin has an improper privilege management logic in version 4.20.0.0. Anyone with authenticated user-account access in CloudStack 4.20.0.0 environments, where this plugin is enabled and have access to specific APIs can enable or disable reception of quota-related emails for any account in the environment and list their configurations. Quota plugin users using CloudStack 4.20.0.0 are recommended to upgrade to CloudStack version 4.20.1.0, which fixes this issue.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Apache Cloudstack — versions 4.20.0.0
- Apache Software Foundation Cloudstack — versions 4.20.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cloudstack.staged.apache.org/blog/cve-advisories-4.19.3.0-4.20.1.0 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.shapeblue.com/shapeblue-security-advisory-apache-cloudstack-security-releas… (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread/y3qnwn59t8qggtdohv7k7vw39bgb3d60 (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-22829?
- CVE-2025-22829 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Cloudstack, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-06-10.
- How severe is CVE-2025-22829?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.