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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.2 High

CVE-2026-9640

LXD Snapshot Import Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description

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 instance without policy validation. Starting the modified instance grants the operator unauthorized host root access.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Canonical LXD

Default version status: unaffected

  • 5.21.0 to < 5.21.5affected
  • 5.0.0 to < 5.0.7affected
  • 6.0 to < 6.9affected

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