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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV N L L N C H H H 9.9 .0088 57.7 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed LXD 4.0.0 – —
TIMELINE Jul 16 Reserved by canonical Aug 12 Published (CNA: canonical) Sep 11 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-63294 (Canonical LXD). Public exploit reference added.
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.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by canonical |
| August 12, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: canonical) |
| September 11, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-63294 (Canonical LXD). Public exploit reference added. |
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical | LXD | — | 4.0.0 | — |
Authoritative record: CVE-2026-63294 at cve.org
Vendors: canonical
Weaknesses: CWE-59
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