CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-9640
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in LXD from 6.0 before 6.9, 5.21.0 before 5.21.5, and 5.0.0 before 5.0.7 regarding the handling of project-restriction policies during snapshot restoration.. An authenticated project operator in a restricted multi-tenant environment can bypass policy restrictions by importing a maliciously crafted instance backup containing restricted configuration keys within a snapshot. When the snapshot is restored, these restricted keys are applied to the live inst
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageName":"LXD","platforms":["Linux"],"product":"LXD","repo":"https://github.com/canonical/lxd","vendor":"Canonical","versions":[{"lessThan":"5.21.5","status":"affected","version":"5.21.0","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThan":"5.0.7","status":"affected","version":"5.0.0","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThan":"6.9","status":"affected","version":"6.0","versionType":"semver"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.2,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-863","description":"CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
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Source references
5 source assertions{"tags":["patch"],"url":"https://github.com/canonical/lxd/pull/18301"}
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{"tags":["patch"],"url":"https://github.com/canonical/lxd/pull/18303"}
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{"tags":["patch"],"url":"https://github.com/canonical/lxd/pull/18304"}
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{"tags":["vdb-entry","vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-ppq7-4492-5552"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:cafc4ffbc7e864af7c9b0ef221e31b246c0e80e29d740a8166381be76b5ec287 · sha256:42a0eb52fc858af9… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-ppq7-4492-5552"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:cafc4ffbc7e864af7c9b0ef221e31b246c0e80e29d740a8166381be76b5ec287 · sha256:42a0eb52fc858af9… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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