Critical severity · published Aug 12, 2026
CVE-2026-63300
Cross-project instance move bypasses all project restrictions allowing host command execution
9.9
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An improper validation vulnerability in the instancePostMigration function in lxd/instance_post.go of LXD allows an authenticated attacker with can_create_instances permissions on a restricted project to bypass project-level security restrictions. When migrating an instance between projects, LXD fails to validate the instance's configuration against the target project's enforced restrictions (such as restricted.containers.lowlevel, restricted.devices.*, and restricted.networks.access). An attacker can exploit this by creating a disallowed or high-privilege instance in an unrestricted project and subsequently moving it into the restricted project.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LX
LXD · Canonical
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-2026-63300
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63300
Exploit
https://github.com/canonical/lxd/pull/18605
Patch
https://github.com/canonical/lxd/pull/18651
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-5g5r-wh97-qcq2
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