Broken Access Control in Canonical LXD DevLXD API (Canonical lxd)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.29 % · percentile 21 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- canonical
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Broken Access Control in the devLXDInstancePatchHandler component of Canonical LXD allows an untrusted guest to mount, read, and overwrite another guest's custom storage volume via a crafted device PATCH request over /dev/lxd when security.devlxd.management.volumes is enabled.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N | canonical |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · security@ubuntu.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-39788
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-12411
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.6 < 6.9
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Canonical · lxd | affected 6.6 < 6.9 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |