CVE-2025-54289

Privilege Escalation via WebSocket Connection Hijacking in LXD Operations API

Published Oct 2, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 7.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Privilege Escalation in operations API in Canonical LXD <6.5 on multiple platforms allows attacker with read permissions to hijack terminal or console sessions and execute arbitrary commands via WebSocket connection hijacking format

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6027-1 incus security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-32096 Privilege Escalation in operations API in Canonical LXD 6.5 on multiple platforms allows attacker with read permissions to hijack terminal or console sessions and execute arbitrary commands via WebSocket connection hijacking format
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3g72-chj4-2228 Canonical LXD Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via WebSocket Connection Hijacking in Operations API
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Privilege Escalation in operations API in Canonical LXD 6.5 on multiple platforms allows attacker with read permissions to hijack terminal or console sessions and execute arbitrary commands via WebSocket connection hijacking format Privilege Escalation in operations API in Canonical LXD <6.5 on multiple platforms allows attacker with read permissions to hijack terminal or console sessions and execute arbitrary commands via WebSocket connection hijacking format
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Canonical
Canonical lxd
Vendors & Products Canonical
Canonical lxd
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Privilege Escalation in operations API in Canonical LXD 6.5 on multiple platforms allows attacker with read permissions to hijack terminal or console sessions and execute arbitrary commands via WebSocket connection hijacking format
Title Privilege Escalation via WebSocket Connection Hijacking in LXD Operations API
Weaknesses CWE-1385
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Feb 26, 2026, 5:48 PM
Reserved
Jul 18, 2025, 7:59 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 2, 2025, 10:15 AM
Modified
Oct 23, 2026, 10:10 PM