---
id: CVE-2025-54289
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-1385
vendor: canonical
product: lxd
affected:
  - 'lxd >= 4.0.0, < 5.21.4'
  - 'lxd >= 6.1, < 6.5'
patched:
  - lxd 6.5
published: '2025-10-02'
updated: '2026-10-12'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-12T15:10:00.207'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54289'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-3g72-chj4-2228'
    label: security@ubuntu.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-3g72-chj4-2228'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54289'
  - url: 'https://github.com/canonical/lxd'
  - url: 'https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3999'
tags:
  - nvd
  - osv
  - go
epss: 0.00212
epssPercentile: 0.11427
aliases:
  - GHSA-3g72-chj4-2228
  - GO-2025-3999
ecosystem: go
scores:
  nvd: 8.1
  osv: 6.8
ingestedAt: '2026-07-09T18:56:35.477Z'
---

## Overview

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

## Affected

- `lxd >= 4.0.0, < 5.21.4`
- `lxd >= 6.1, < 6.5`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `lxd 6.5`

## Package advisory (CVE-2025-54289)

Affected packages:

- `github.com/canonical/lxd >= 4.0, < 5.21.4`
- `github.com/canonical/lxd >= 6.0, < 6.5`
- `github.com/canonical/lxd >= 0.0.0-20200331193331-03aab09f5b5c, < 0.0.0-20250827065555-0494f5d47e41`

Patched in:

- `github.com/canonical/lxd 5.21.4`
- `github.com/canonical/lxd 6.5`
- `github.com/canonical/lxd 0.0.0-20250827065555-0494f5d47e41`

Source: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-3g72-chj4-2228