CVE-2025-2515
Bluechi: privilege escalation in bluechi via unrestricted cross-node systemd dependencies
CVSS Score
7.2
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
A vulnerability was found in BlueChi, a multi-node systemd service controller used in RHIVOS. This flaw allows a user with root privileges on a managed node (qm) to create or override systemd service unit files that affect the host node. This issue can lead to privilege escalation, unauthorized service execution, and potential system compromise.
| CWE | CWE-863 |
| Vendor | eclipse foundation |
| Product | bluechi |
| Published | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Dec 24, 2025 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Eclipse Foundation / BlueChi
0 < 1.0.0
References
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2515 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2353313 github.com: https://github.com/eclipse-bluechi/bluechi/commit/fe0d28301ce2bd45f0b1d8a98a94efef799fbc73#diff-64140c83db42a8888f346a40de293b80f79ebf7d75ce4137b22567e360bce607 github.com: https://github.com/eclipse-bluechi/bluechi/issues/1069 github.com: https://github.com/eclipse-bluechi/bluechi/pull/1073
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Thibault Guittet (RedHat) and Todd Cullum (RedHat) for reporting this issue.