CVE-2026-85526 (GCVE-0-2026-85526)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-28 13:21 – Updated: 2026-09-28 13:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Path traversal via Btrfs optimized-backup subvolumes[].path enables root file/dir manipulation in LXD
Summary
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.
Severity
9.9 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-28 13:53 UTC
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisor… | vendor-advisoryissue-tracking |
| https://github.com/canonical/lxd-private/pull/87 | patch |
| https://github.com/canonical/lxd-private/pull/105 | patch |
| https://github.com/canonical/lxd-private/pull/104 | patch |
| https://github.com/canonical/lxd-private/pull/103 | patch |
| https://github.com/canonical/lxd-private/pull/84 | patch |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-09-25 03:00
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