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 ca…
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.007 (48.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Apache Cloudstack — versions 4.20.0.0
- Apache Software Foundation Cloudstack — versions 4.20.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- security@apache.org (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.