Vulnerability in Canonical Juju

CVE-2025-53513

The /charms endpoint on a Juju controller lacked sufficient authorization checks, allowing any user with an account on the controller to upload a charm. Uploading a malicious charm that exploits a Zip Slip vulnerability could allow an atta…

EPSS: 0.005 (66.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-53513?
CVE-2025-53513 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Juju, classified under CWE-24. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-53513?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-53513 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.