CVE-2026-112816
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Improper Certificate Validation in Canonical LXD

Publication date: 2026-10-30

Last updated on: 2026-10-30

Assigner: Canonical Ltd.

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.

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Published
2026-10-30
Last Modified
2026-10-30
Generated
2026-10-30
EPSS Evaluated
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NVD
CVE-2026-112816
EUVD
EUVD-2026-114194

Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 4 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
Canonical LXD 4.0.14
Canonical LXD 5.0.10
Canonical LXD 5.21.8
Canonical LXD 6.9.0

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CWE ID Description
CWE-295 The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

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