In Canonical LXD versions 4.12 through 6.7, the doCertificateUpdate function in lxd/certificates.go does not validate the Type field when handling PUT/PATCH requests to /1.0/certificates/{fingerprint} for restricted TLS certificate users, allowing a remote authenticated attacker to escalate privileges to cluster admin.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/pull/17936 Issue Tracking, Patch
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 9.1 · canonicalNVD modified 2026-10-26 21:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 3
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/pull/17936 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-c3h3-89qf-jqm5 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-c3h3-89qf-jqm5 Exploit, Third Party Advisory