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.

Published 12 Aug 2026, 21:17 UTC Last modified 12 Aug 2026, 21:17 UTC

9.9

CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL base score CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack profile

The conditions required to exploit this vulnerability and its potential impact.

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

Availability High

Exploitability3.1

Impact6.0

Affected products

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Weakness classification

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CWECWE-22

Source references

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NVD National Vulnerability Database recordnvd.nist.gov 01 Technical reference security@ubuntu.com