{"cve":"CVE-2023-5536","nvd":{"published":"2023-12-12T02:15:09.003","modified":"2026-06-17T06:48:47.363","status":"Modified","description":"A feature in LXD (LP#1829071), affects the default configuration of Ubuntu Server which allows privileged users in the lxd group to escalate their privilege to root without requiring a sudo password.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":6.4},"cwes":["CWE-276"],"references":["https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/1829071","https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5536","https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/easy-multi-user-lxd-setup/26215/4","https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5536","https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/1829071"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:42:34.585441961+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-5536","score":0.00244,"percentile":0.1569,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}