Auth bypass in Juju

CVE-2025-68153

Juju is an open source application orchestration engine that enables any application operation on any infrastructure at any scale through special operators called ‘charms’. From versions 2.9 to before 2.9.56 and 3.6 to before 3.6.19, any authenticated user, machine or controller under a Juju controller can modify the resources of an application within the entire controller. This issue has been patched in versions 2.9.56 and 3.6.19.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 12.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-68153: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-68153?
CVE-2025-68153 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juju, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2025-68153?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.