Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.2)

Privilege Escalation (CWE-863) via LXD Snapshot Restore

CVE-2026-9640

Published:

Status:

Undergoing Analysis

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Authorization Bypass

CWE:

CWE-863

Impact:

Privilege Escalation to Host Root

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.2)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Authorization Bypass

CWE:

CWE-863

Impact:

Privilege Escalation to Host Root

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.2)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Catch This CVE While Code Is Being Written

Detect vulnerable code directly in pull requests, so CVEs are fixed before merge.