CVE-2026-63300
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
An improper validation vulnerability in the instancePostMigration function in lxd/instance_post.go of LXD allows an authenticated attacker with can_create_instances permissions on a restricted project to bypass project-level security restrictions. When migrating an instance between projects, LXD fails to validate the instance's configuration against the target project's enforced restrictions (such as restricted.containers.lowlevel, restricted.devices.*, and restricted.networks.access). An attacker can exploit this by creating a disallowed or high-privilege instance in an unrestricted project and subsequently moving it into the restricted project.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.9
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-12 20:17:47.953000
Last modified
2026-10-24 16:10:00.153000
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