Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine Affecting github.com/canonical/lxd/shared package, versions <5.21.4>=6.1.0 <6.5.0
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- published6 Oct 2025
- disclosed2 Oct 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 2 Oct 2025
NewCVE-2025-54287 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/canonical/lxd/shared to version 5.21.4, 6.5.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine via the RenderTemplate function. An attacker can access sensitive files by injecting malicious templates into the snapshots.pattern configuration, which are then processed by the template engine with file inclusion capabilities. This is only exploitable if the attacker has permissions to modify instance settings.
Workaround
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