CVE-2026-63300: Canonical LXD · Missing Authorization
Affects Canonical LXDSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.9 Critical · fixed in 6.10 : patch Canonical LXD as a priority.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 45% 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:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Aug 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 11 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Canonical LXD to 6.10, 5.21.6 or 5.0.8.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| CanonicalLXD | Affected
| Fixed in
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| CanonicalLXD | Affected
| Fixed in
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| CanonicalLXD | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubLXDpkg:github/LXDOther threats | Affected
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, restrict can_create_instances permissions carefully and monitor migrations between projects to detect unauthorized instance movements.
Description
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.