# CVE-2025-2515: Bluechi: privilege escalation in bluechi via unrestricted cross-node systemd dependencies

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.0
- Published: 2025-12-24 · Updated: 2026-06-29

## Affected

- bluechi: fixed in 1.0.0

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on bluechi, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2515
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2353313
- https://github.com/eclipse-bluechi/bluechi/commit/fe0d28301ce2bd45f0b1d8a98a94efef799fbc73#diff-64140c83db42a8888f346a40de293b80f79ebf7d75ce4137b22567e360bce607
- https://github.com/eclipse-bluechi/bluechi/issues/1069
- https://github.com/eclipse-bluechi/bluechi/pull/1073

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