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 restore a volume from any other user's backups and attach the volume to their own VMs.

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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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 restore a volume from any other user's backups and attach the volume to their own VMs. Backup plugin users using CloudStack 4.21.0.0+ are recommended to upgrade to CloudStack version 4.22.0.1, which fixes this issue.
Title Apache CloudStack: Any user can attach a volume in their VMs from backups they should not have access to
Weaknesses CWE-359
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

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Updated: 2026-05-08T12:13:18.311Z

Reserved: 2025-11-22T19:27:07.615Z

Link: CVE-2025-66172

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-08T13:16:35.607

Modified: 2026-05-08T13:16:35.607

Link: CVE-2025-66172

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