CVE-2026-72842
9.4
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Summary
luci-app-lxc contains an ACL inconsistency vulnerability that allows low-privileged authenticated LuCI users to access backend container management routes without proper authorization checks. Attackers can exploit path traversal via /.%2E in the lxc_name parameter to escape container directories and control host-side scripts executed through lxc.hook.start-host, achieving root code execution on the OpenWrt host.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
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Weaknesses
- CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path
References
- https://github.com/openwrt/luci/security/advisories/GHSA-jf59-v86x-fwf2
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openwrt-luci-app-lxc-acl-inconsistency-authentication-bypass
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