Cross-project cluster migration bypasses project restrictions via cluster notification flag (CVE-2026-62420) | HOL Guard CVE

Critical · CVSS 9.9CVE-2026-62420

Cross-project cluster migration bypasses project restrictions via cluster notification flag

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-62420 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.9) vulnerability in Cross-project cluster migration bypasses project restrictions via cluster notification flag. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Canonical/LXD (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 12, 2026Updated Sep 11, 2026Source checked Sep 27, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 12, 2026Material review Sep 11, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Critical · CVSS 9.9
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 9.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Canonical/LXD (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Affected products and reported versions
Product	Affected versions	Fixed versions
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd::::::::	Not reported	Not reported

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Canonical/LXDgeneric	>=5.0.0 <5.0.8 \|\| >=5.21.0 <5.21.6 \|\| >=6.0 <6.10	5.0.8, 5.21.6, 6.10

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Canonical/LXD.
Review the reported fix. Update Canonical/LXD to 5.0.8 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 12, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 12, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

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.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.