CVE-2025-54289 — HIGH (8.1)

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-54289?

CVE-2025-54289 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2025-54289?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Canonical Lxd.

Vulnerability 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

CVSS Score

8.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Canonical	Lxd	>= 4.0.0, < 5.21.4

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1385

References

https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-3g72-chj4-2228ExploitVendor Advisory
https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-3g72-chj4-2228ExploitVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2025-54289?

CVE-2025-54289 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH). 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 WebSo...

How severe is CVE-2025-54289?

CVE-2025-54289 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-54289?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Canonical Lxd.