CVE-2025-66171

CVE-2025-66171: Apache CloudStack: Any user can create a new VM from backups they should not have access to

Vendor Apache Software Foundation
Product Apache CloudStack
Weakness CWE-359
Published May 8, 2026
Last update May 9, 2026

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What the vulnerability does

Description

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.

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Disclosure timeline

May 8, 2026 CVE published
May 9, 2026 Record updated