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.
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Remediation
Vendor Solution
Upgrade to LXD version 5.0.8 or later, 5.21.6 or later, or 6.10 or later.
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History
Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | Cross-project instance move bypasses all project restrictions allowing host command execution | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-862 | |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-12T19:09:04.445Z
Reserved: 2026-07-16T10:01:05.653Z
Link: CVE-2026-63300
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-12T20:17:47.953
Modified: 2026-08-12T20:17:47.953
Link: CVE-2026-63300
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