UBUNTU-CVE-2026-66898

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-66898
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-66898.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-66898
Upstream
Published
2026-08-13T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-08-13T19:30:32.688411349Z
Severity
  • 9.9 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A path traversal vulnerability in LXD allows an attacker to manipulate file system paths during backup import and restore operations. When importing or restoring a backup archive, LXD fails to validate instance and storage volume names contained within the archive metadata. An attacker can exploit this flaw by supplying a crafted backup archive with malicious instance or volume names containing path traversal sequences, potentially allowing file access or overwriting outside the designated restore directory.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / lxd

Package

Name
lxd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lxd?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.20-0ubuntu4
0.21-0ubuntu3
0.21-0ubuntu5
0.22-0ubuntu1
0.22-0ubuntu2
0.23-0ubuntu1
0.23-0ubuntu2
0.23-0ubuntu3
0.24-0ubuntu2
0.24-0ubuntu3
0.24-0ubuntu4
0.25-0ubuntu1
0.26-0ubuntu2
0.26-0ubuntu3
0.27-0ubuntu1
0.27-0ubuntu2
2.*
2.0.0~beta1-0ubuntu3
2.0.0~beta1-0ubuntu4
2.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~beta3-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~beta3-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~beta3-0ubuntu3
2.0.0~beta3-0ubuntu4
2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu3
2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu4
2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu5
2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu6
2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu7
2.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu3
2.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu3
2.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu3
2.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu4
2.0.0~rc4-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~rc5-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~rc6-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~rc6-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~rc7-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~rc7-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~rc8-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~rc8-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~rc8-0ubuntu3
2.0.0~rc8-0ubuntu5
2.0.0~rc8-0ubuntu6
2.0.0~rc8-0ubuntu7
2.0.0~rc9-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~rc9-0ubuntu3
2.0.0~rc9-0ubuntu4
2.0.0~rc9-0ubuntu5
2.0.0-0ubuntu1
2.0.0-0ubuntu2
2.0.0-0ubuntu3
2.0.0-0ubuntu4
2.0.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
2.0.2-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
2.0.3-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.2
2.0.4-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1
2.0.5-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1
2.0.8-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1
2.0.8-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.2
2.0.9-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
2.0.9-0ubuntu1~16.04.2
2.0.10-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
2.0.10-0ubuntu1~16.04.2
2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.2
2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4
2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm1
2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm2
2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm3",
            "binary_name": "golang-github-lxc-lxd-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm3",
            "binary_name": "lxc2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm3",
            "binary_name": "lxd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm3",
            "binary_name": "lxd-client"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm3",
            "binary_name": "lxd-tools"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-66898.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / lxd

Package

Name
lxd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lxd?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.18-0ubuntu6
2.19-0ubuntu1
2.20-0ubuntu3
2.20-0ubuntu4
2.21-0ubuntu1
2.21-0ubuntu2
2.21-0ubuntu3
2.21-0ubuntu4
3.*
3.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu3
3.0.0~beta3-0ubuntu3
3.0.0~beta5-0ubuntu2
3.0.0~beta7-0ubuntu1
3.0.0-0ubuntu1
3.0.0-0ubuntu2
3.0.0-0ubuntu3
3.0.0-0ubuntu4
3.0.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
3.0.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1
3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm2
3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm3",
            "binary_name": "lxd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm3",
            "binary_name": "lxd-client"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm3",
            "binary_name": "lxd-tools"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-66898.json"

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / lxd

Package

Name
lxd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lxd?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:0.*
1:0.7
1:0.8
1:0.9
1:0.10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.10",
            "binary_name": "lxd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.10",
            "binary_name": "lxd-client"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.10",
            "binary_name": "lxd-tools"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-66898.json"