CVE-2025-7044Privilege Escalation in MAAS via Websocket Request Manipulation
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.7 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-269
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- canonical
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Ubuntu MAAS ubuntu:maas (from the name) | from 3.3.0 before 3.3.11; from 3.4.0 before 3.4.9; from 3.5.0 before 3.5.9; from 3.6.0 before 3.6.2; 3.7.0 not affected; 3.8.0 not affected | CNA record |
canonical maas canonical:maas | from 3.3.0 before 3.3.11; from 3.4.0 before 3.4.9; from 3.5.0 before 3.5.9; from 3.6.0 before 3.6.2 | NVD |
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/maas/+bug/2115714third-party-advisory
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