LXD 6.5 Priv Esc via Ops API WS Hijack
CVE-2025-54289 Published on October 2, 2025

Privilege Escalation via WebSocket Connection Hijacking in LXD Operations API
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 Repository NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-54289 can be exploited with network access. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
PASSIVE

Weakness Type

CWE-1385

Products Associated with CVE-2025-54289

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Affected Versions

Canonical LXD:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.19%
Percentile
9.24%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.