# CVE-2025-54287: incus: Template Injection in instance snapshot creation component in Canonical LXD (>= 4.0) allows an attacker with instance...

CVE-2025-54287 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-54287, released October 2, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54287
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 6.5 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0038
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Oct 2, 2025

## Description

Template Injection in instance snapshot creation component in Canonical LXD (>= 4.0) allows an attacker with instance configuration  permissions to read arbitrary files on the host system via specially crafted snapshot pattern templates using the Pongo2 template engine.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | govulncheck-vulndb opensuse-leap 16.0 | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21483-1.md) | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Linux | incus Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.0.4-2+deb13u1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2025-54287](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-54287.md) | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Linux | incus Debian 14 | 6.0.5-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2025-54287](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-54287.md) | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Linux | lxd Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2025-54287](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-54287.md) | Oct 2, 2025 |

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