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CVE-2026-63300 (GCVE-0-2026-63300)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-12 19:09 – Updated: 2026-08-13 13:19
VLAI
Title
Cross-project instance move bypasses all project restrictions allowing host command execution
Summary
An improper validation vulnerability in the instancePostMigration function in lxd/instance_post.go of LXD allows an authenticated attacker with can_create_instances permissions on a restricted project to bypass project-level security restrictions. When migrating an instance between projects, LXD fails to validate the instance's configuration against the target project's enforced restrictions (such as restricted.containers.lowlevel, restricted.devices.*, and restricted.networks.access). An attacker can exploit this by creating a disallowed or high-privilege instance in an unrestricted project and subsequently moving it into the restricted project.
Severity
9.9 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-13 03:55 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Canonical LXD Affected: 5.0.0 , < 5.0.8 (semver)
Affected: 5.21.0 , < 5.21.6 (semver)
Affected: 6.0 , < 6.10 (semver)
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