---
id: CVE-2025-2515
title: >-
  A vulnerability was found in BlueChi, a multi-node systemd service controller
  used in RHIVOS
summary: >-
  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.…
severity: high
cvss: 7.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
published: '2025-12-24'
updated: '2026-06-25'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2515'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2515'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2353313'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/eclipse-bluechi/bluechi/commit/fe0d28301ce2bd45f0b1d8a98a94efef799fbc73#diff-64140c83db42a8888f346a40de293b80f79ebf7d75ce4137b22567e360bce607
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/eclipse-bluechi/bluechi/issues/1069'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/eclipse-bluechi/bluechi/pull/1073'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00209
epssPercentile: 0.09715
ingestedAt: '2026-06-29T13:24:34.623Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.