Vulnerability in Canonical Lxd
CVE-2025-54289
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
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (9.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Canonical Lxd — versions 6, 5.21
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-3g72-chj4-2228 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-54289?
- CVE-2025-54289 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Lxd, classified under CWE-1385. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2025-10-02.
- How severe is CVE-2025-54289?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-54289 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.