What is CVE-2025-54286?

CVE-2025-54286 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2025-54286?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-54286 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Linux Kernel

CVE-2025-54286

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in LXD-UI in Canonical LXD versions >= 5.0 on Linux allows an attacker to create and start container instances without user consent via crafted HTML form submissions exploiting client certificate authentication.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2025-10-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-27.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel
Canonical Lxd — versions 5.0, 5.21, 6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-p8hw-rfjg-689h (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-54286?: CVE-2025-54286 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2025-54286?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-54286 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.