CVE-2025-54289

Oct. 3, 2025, 2:15 p.m.

7.4
High

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

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Canonical
  • Lxd
  • 6.5

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-1385
Missing Origin Validation in WebSockets
The product uses a WebSocket, but it does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a canonical lxd 6.5 / / / / / / /

References

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

Tags

security@ubuntu.com
CWE-1385
2025-10-02
CVE-2025-54289

CVSS Score

7.4 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Attack Requirements: PRESENT
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • User Interaction: PASSIVE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: Oct. 2, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 3, 2025, 2:15 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@ubuntu.com

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