CVE-2026-112816
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Improper certificate validation in the HTTPS listener in Canonical LXD 4.0.14, 5.0.10, 5.21.8, 6.9 before 4.0.15, 5.0.11, 5.21.9, 6.10.1 allows an unauthenticated attacker to authenticate as any trusted client and gain full access to the cluster and managed virtual machines via a crafted certificate chain.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
10.0
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-30 17:17:14.293000
Last modified
2026-10-30 18:17:21.363000
View original CVE JSON
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"id": "CVE-2026-112816",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-30T17:17:14.293",
"lastModified": "2026-10-30T18:17:21.363",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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"value": "Improper certificate validation in the HTTPS listener in Canonical LXD 4.0.14, 5.0.10, 5.21.8, 6.9 before 4.0.15, 5.0.11, 5.21.9, 6.10.1 allows an unauthenticated attacker to authenticate as any trusted client and gain full access to the cluster and managed virtual machines via a crafted certificate chain."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "Canonical",
"product": "LXD",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"collectionURL": "https://canonical.com/lxd",
"packageName": "lxd",
"platforms": [
"Linux"
],
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},
{
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}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
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{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "4.0",
"vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"baseScore": 10.0,
"baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackRequirements": "NONE",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vulnConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"vulnIntegrityImpact": "HIGH",
"vulnAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"subConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"subIntegrityImpact": "HIGH",
"subAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
"providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
}
}
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"ssvcV203": [
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"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-295"
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/lxd-4-0-15-lts-has-been-released/90571",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/lxd-5-0-11-lts-has-been-released/90570/1",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/lxd-5-21-9-lts-has-been-released/90565/1",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/lxd-6-10-1-lts-has-been-released/90024",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/security-advisory-critical-vulnerability-found-in-canonical-lxd-and-microcloud/90557",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-99jp-jwmc-65p4",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}