CVE-2025-0928 Arbitrary executable upload via authenticated endpoint

High 8.8 Published Updated

Authenticated users can upload arbitrary binaries to Juju models or controllers, enabling remote code execution on managed machines.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-0928?

CVE-2025-0928 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Juju, published on 8 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Juju versions prior to 3.6.8 and 2.9.52, any authenticated controller user was allowed to upload arbitrary agent binaries to any model or to the controller itself, without verifying model membership or requiring explicit permissions. This enabled the distribution of poisoned binaries to new or upgraded machines, potentially resulting in remote code execution.

Weakness: CWE-434, CWE-285

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0928?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/juju/juju. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
github.com/juju/juju GoAll versionsNone
github.com/juju/juju GoAll versions0.0.0-20250619215741-4034aa13c7cf
github.com/juju/juju GoAll versions0.0.0-20250619215741-4034aa13c7cf

Products include Canonical Juju.

How do I fix CVE-2025-0928?

Upgrade github.com/juju/juju to 0.0.0-20250619215741-4034aa13c7cf or later.

Is CVE-2025-0928 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-0928 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4vc8-wvhw-m5gv, GO-2025-3805.

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