CVE-2026-62420: An authorization bypass vulnerability in LXD allows an authenticated attacker to bypass target project security…
CVE-2026-62420 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.9 · Published 2026-08-12
An authorization bypass vulnerability in LXD allows an authenticated attacker to bypass target project security restrictions during cross-project instance migrations. When moving an instance cross-project to a different cluster member via POST /1.0/instances/{name} with migration: true, project: <target>, and target: <member>, the destination node skips all project restriction checks because the request arrives as an internal cluster notification. An attacker can exploit this to introduce disallowed instance configurations into a restricted project.
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-62420 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-62420?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.9, published 12 August 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Canonical LXD. The advisory does not name versions.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-62420?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-62420?
Check whether you run Canonical LXD. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.