CVE-2025-7044 HIGH

CVE-2025-7044: Privilege Escalation in MAAS via Websocket Request Manipulation

Vendor Ubuntu
Product MAAS
Weakness CWE-269
Published December 3, 2025
Last update December 3, 2025

CVSS base score

7.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 3, 2025 CVE published
December 3, 2025 Record updated