CVE-2025-59454 Apache CloudStack: Lack of user permission validation leading to data leak for few APIs

What is CVE-2025-59454?

CVE-2025-59454 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Cloudstack, published on 27 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Apache CloudStack, a gap in access control checks affected the APIs - createNetworkACL - listNetworkACLs - listResourceDetails - listVirtualMachinesUsageHistory - listVolumesUsageHistory

While these APIs were accessible only to authorized users, insufficient permission validation meant that users could occasionally access information beyond their intended scope.

Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache CloudStack 4.20.2.0 or 4.22.0.0, which fixes the issue.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-59454?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Cloudstack.

How do I fix CVE-2025-59454?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-59454 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-59454 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-59454 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Cloudstack

• CVE-2012-4501 Missing authorization in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-38346 Apache CloudStack: Unauthenticated cluster service port leads to remote execution Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-39864 Apache CloudStack: Integration API service uses dynamic port when disabled Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-29006 Apache CloudStack: x-forwarded-for HTTP header parsed by default Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-35741 Apache CloudStack SAML Single Sign-On XXE Critical 9.8

All Apache Cloudstack vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-g2p7-38hq-rvj6.