CVE-2026-16033

A path traversal vulnerability in LXD allows an attacker to achieve arbitrary host file read or unconstrained file creation. When processing image metadata templates, LXD fails to properly sanitize or restrict template file paths from escaping the instance templates directory (specifically affecting virtual machine / QEMU driver execution paths). An attacker can exploit this flaw by providing a crafted image archive with malicious template directives containing path traversal sequences, causing LXD to access or write files outside the intended template directory on the host system.

CVSS 3.1

8.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 40% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-22

Published

2026-08-12

Modified

2026-10-23

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-24

Affected

• canonical:lxd

References

• https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-9hcm-hxh5-7xxh
• https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-9hcm-hxh5-7xxh

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