CVE-2026-87798
MEDIUMCVSS 5.8Description
Improper link resolution in the recursive file pull feature of the LXD CLI client in Canonical LXD versions 4.0.2 up to 6.9 (fixed in 4.0.14, 5.0.10 and 5.21.8) on Linux allows an attacker with root access inside a virtual machine to write attacker-controlled files or directory trees to arbitrary paths on the client host, with the operator's privileges. The attacker does this by using a modified lxd-agent that returns inconsistent SFTP directory listings and Lstat results.
Timeline
Published:September 28th, 2026 2:17 PM
Last modified:September 28th, 2026 5:17 PM
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v3: 5.8 (MEDIUM)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
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Advisories, patches, and third-party reports
Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute