CVE-2026-85526

Published: Set 28, 2026 Last Modified: Set 28, 2026
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CRITICAL 9,9
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high

Description

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Path traversal in the Btrfs storage driver (unpackVolume) in Canonical LXD on Linux allows an authenticated user with instance creation privileges to delete or replace arbitrary files and directories on the host filesystem as root via a crafted subvolumes[].path entry in backup/optimized_header.yaml during a btrfs optimized backup import.

22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Stable
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity Confidentiality Availability
Potential Impacts:
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands Modify Files Or Directories Read Files Or Directories Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: AI/ML
View CWE Details
https://github.com/canonical/lxd-private/pull/103
https://github.com/canonical/lxd-private/pull/104
https://github.com/canonical/lxd-private/pull/105
https://github.com/canonical/lxd-private/pull/84
https://github.com/canonical/lxd-private/pull/87
https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-h85r-gjgx-g2rv