CVE-2026-34179
9.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical | lxd | 4.12.0 < 5.0.7 | affected |
| Canonical | lxd | 5.1.0 < 5.21.5 | affected |
| Canonical | lxd | 6.0.0 < 6.8.0 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-915: CWE-915 Improperly controlled modification of Dynamically-Determined object attributes
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
Additional References
References
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-c3h3-89qf-jqm5
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/pull/17936
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