FKIE_CVE-2025-66172

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-05-08 13:16 - Updated: 2026-09-30 22:10
Severity
8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Summary
The CloudStack Backup plugin has an improper access logic in versions 4.21.0.0 and 4.22.0.0. Anyone with authenticated user-account access in CloudStack 4.21.0.0+ environments, where this plugin is enabled and have access to specific APIs can restore a volume from any other user's backups and attach the volume to their own VMs. Backup plugin users using CloudStack 4.21.0.0+ are recommended to upgrade to CloudStack version 4.22.0.1, which fixes this issue.
References
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/n8mt5b7wkpysstb8w7rr9f02kc5cq2xmMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/09/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apache cloudstack *
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