Medium severity · published Aug 12, 2026
CVE-2026-63295
Project restriction `restricted.containers.privilege=isolated` bypassable by omitting `security.idmap.isolated`
4.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An authorization bypass vulnerability in LXD allows an authenticated attacker to bypass project-level container isolation restrictions. When a project is configured with restrictions on container privileges (such as enforcing restricted.containers.privilege=isolated), LXD fails to enforce the requirement if an instance configuration omits the security.idmap.isolated key. An attacker can exploit this flaw by creating or updating an instance without explicitly setting security.idmap.isolated, bypassing the target project's security constraints.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LX
LXD · Canonical
4.0.0 before 4.0.12; 5.0.0 before 5.0.8; 5.21.0 before 5.21.6; 6.0 before 6.10 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63295
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63295
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-7vp9-3vmp-c5jm
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