CVE-2025-66171 json
Apache CloudStack: Any user can create a new VM from backups they should not have access to
published 2026-05-08 6 mo ago modified 2026-10-07 33 d ago also EUVD-2025-209741
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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 create new VMs using backups of any other user of the environment.
Backup plugin users using CloudStack 4.21.0.0+ are recommended to upgrade to CloudStack version 4.22.0.1, which fixes this issue.
Patch / fix
- apache cloudstack 4.22.0.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 6 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache CloudStack
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-359 Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
-
lists.apache.org
/thread/n8mt5b7wkpysstb8w7rr9f02kc5cq2xm
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2026/05/09/2
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-66171
- NVD CVE-2025-66171
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