CVE-2026-34177: Canonical lxd · Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
Affects Canonical lxdSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical · fixed in 6.8.0 : patch Canonical lxd as a priority.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
Contested
Critical score, yet low EPSS after six months- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 30% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 6.8.0, 5.21.5, 5.0.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Canonical lxd to 6.8.0, 5.21.5 or 5.0.7.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Canonicallxd | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Canonicallxd | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Canonicallxd | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubcanonical/lxdpkg:github/canonical/lxdOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHublxdpkg:github/lxdOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, restrict can_edit permissions carefully and monitor for suspicious activity related to VM configuration changes. Avoid granting can_edit permissions to untrusted users in restricted projects. Follow updates from Canonical for official patches or temporary mitigations.
Description
Canonical LXD versions 4.12 through 6.7 have a vulnerability due to an incomplete denylist in the isVMLowLevelOptionForbidden function. This omission allows a remote attacker with can_edit permission on a VM instance in a restricted project to inject AppArmor rules and QEMU chardev configurations. Exploiting this can lead to privilege escalation to LXD cluster administrator and potentially host root. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-34177 with a critical severity score of 9.1.