CVE-2026-28384
CVE-2026-28384 is a critical-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 4.0 base score of 9.4. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-78.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 4.0 base score 9.4)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (39th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2026-11585
- Weakness: CWE-78
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
An improper sanitization of the compression_algorithm parameter in Canonical LXD allows an authenticated, unprivileged user to execute commands as the LXD daemon on the LXD server via API calls to the image and backup endpoints. This issue affected LXD from 4.12 through 6.6 and was fixed in the snap versions 5.0.6-e49d9f4 (channel 5.0/stable), 5.21.4-1374f39 (channel 5.21/stable), and 6.7-1f11451 (channel 6.0 stable). The channel 4.0/stable is not affected as it contains version 4.0.10.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-28384?
- An improper sanitization of the compression_algorithm parameter in Canonical LXD allows an authenticated, unprivileged user to execute commands as the LXD daemon on the LXD server via API calls to the image and backup endpoints. This issue affected LXD from 4.12 through 6.6 and was fixed in the snap versions 5.0.6-e49d9f4 (channel 5.0/stable), 5.21.4-1374f39 (channel 5.21/stable), and 6.7-1f11451 (channel 6.0 stable). The channel 4.0/stable is not affected as it contains version 4.0.10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-28384?
- CVE-2026-28384 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 9.4, rated critical severity.
- Is CVE-2026-28384 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (39th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- How do I fix CVE-2026-28384?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- Does CVE-2026-28384 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
- Yes. CVE-2026-28384 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2026-11585.
- When was CVE-2026-28384 published?
- CVE-2026-28384 was published on 2026-03-12 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/lxd-authenticated-remote-code-execution-fixes-available/78365
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/commit/043696a13171ace7dd4c2b32d34ce039ab629052
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/commit/7046979645c2ce1b63b2f9e60ddf6cbc4c4b78f9
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/commit/b7b411caf5c4971bfe2386c72128f44d7e2aaf4f
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-4rmf-rcp8-2r9g
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