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Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-66898

A path traversal vulnerability in LXD allows an attacker to manipulate file system paths during backup import and restore operations. When importing or restoring a backup archive, LXD fails to validate instance and storage volume names contained within the archive metadata. An attacker can exploit this flaw by supplying a crafted backup archive with malicious instance or volume names containing path traversal sequences, potentially allowing file access or overwriting outside the designated restore directory.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.004
EPSS Ranking 36.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 9.9
Products affected by CVE-2026-66898
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 4.0.0
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:4.0.0
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 4.0.1
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:4.0.1
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 4.0.10
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:4.0.10
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 4.0.11
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:4.0.11
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 4.0.2
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:4.0.2
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 4.0.3
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:4.0.3
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 4.0.4
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:4.0.4
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 4.0.5
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:4.0.5
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 4.0.6
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:4.0.6
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 4.0.7
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:4.0.7
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 4.0.8
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:4.0.8
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 4.0.9
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:4.0.9
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.0.0
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.0.0
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.0.1
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.0.1
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.0.2
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.0.2
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.0.3
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.0.3
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.1
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.1
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.10
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.10
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.11
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.11
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.12
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.12
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.13
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.13
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.14
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.14
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.15
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.15
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.16
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.16
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.17
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.17
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.18
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.18
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.19
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.19
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.2
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.2
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.20
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.20
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.21.0
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.21.0
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.21.1
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.21.1
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.3
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.3
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.4
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.4
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.5
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.5
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.6
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.6
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.7
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.7
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.8
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.8
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 5.9
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:5.9
  • Canonical » Lxd » Version: 6.0
    cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:6.0


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