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CVE-2026-63296: Canonical LXD · Incorrect Authorization

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
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 38% 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
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 or 5.0.8.

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

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict access to authenticated users who can perform instance migrations and monitor for suspicious migration activities. Follow Canonical's advisories closely for updates on patches or mitigations.

Description

An authorization bypass vulnerability in LXD allows an authenticated attacker to bypass target project restrictions during instance migration. When migrating an instance to a target project, LXD accepts configuration overrides without validating the new configuration against the target project's enforced restrictions. An attacker can exploit this flaw to move instances with disallowed high-privilege configurations into restricted projects, bypassing security controls.

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