CVE-2025-14551

In Ubuntu, Subiquity version 24.04.4 could leak sensitive user credentials during crash reporting. Upon installation failure, if a user submitted a bug report to Launchpad, Subiquity could include certain user credentials, such as the user's plaintext Wi-Fi password, in the attached logs.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/canonical/subiquity/pull/2357	Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/canonical/subiquity/pull/2358	Issue Tracking Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:canonical:ubuntu_subiquity:24.04.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-09 16:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 08:36

NVD link : CVE-2025-14551

Mitre link : CVE-2025-14551

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-14551

JSON object : View

Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_subiquity

CWE

CWE-1258

Exposure of Sensitive System Information Due to Uncleared Debug Information

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