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CVE-2026-63294: Canonical LXD · Link Following

Affects Canonical LXDSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.9 Critical · fixed in 6.10 : patch Canonical LXD as a priority.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.9Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 59% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 6.10, 5.21.6, 5.0.8 +1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Canonical LXD to 6.10, 5.21.6, 5.0.8 or 4.0.12.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
CanonicalLXDAffected
  • >=6.0 <6.10
Fixed in
  • 6.10
CanonicalLXDAffected
  • >=5.21.0 <5.21.6
Fixed in
  • 5.21.6
CanonicalLXDAffected
  • >=5.0.0 <5.0.8
Fixed in
  • 5.0.8
CanonicalLXDAffected
  • >=4.0.0 <4.0.12
Fixed in
  • 4.0.12
GitHubLXDpkg:github/LXDOther threatsAffected
  • >=4.0.0 <4.0.12
  • >=5.0.0 <5.0.8
  • >=5.21.0 <5.21.6
  • >=6.0 <6.10
Fixed in
  • 4.0.12
  • 5.0.8
  • 5.21.6
  • 6.10

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Description

A link following vulnerability in LXD allows an attacker to achieve root command execution on the host system. During the import or unpacking of crafted image or backup archives, LXD fails to properly validate and confine the backup.yaml file when it exists as a symbolic link. An attacker can exploit this flaw by providing a malicious archive with a symlinked backup.yaml file, causing LXD to process unconfined configuration metadata and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

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