CVE-2025-7044 Privilege Escalation in MAAS via Websocket Request Manipulation
An authenticated attacker can escalate privileges to administrator by manipulating websocket requests in MAAS, gaining full control.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-7044?
CVE-2025-7044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ubuntu MAAS, published on 3 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability exists in the user websocket handler of MAAS. An authenticated, unprivileged attacker can intercept a user.update websocket request and inject the is_superuser property set to true. The server improperly validates this input, allowing the attacker to self-promote to an administrator role. This results in full administrative control over the MAAS deployment.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7044?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Canonical Maas.
How do I fix CVE-2025-7044?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7044 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-7044 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7044 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ubuntu MAAS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6rm3-6fxh-j77h.