CVE-2026-34179
Description
In Canonical LXD versions 4.12 through 6.7, the doCertificateUpdate function in lxd/certificates.go does not validate the Type field when handling PUT/PATCH requests to /1.0/certificates/{fingerprint} for restricted TLS certificate users, allowing a remote authenticated attacker to escalate privileges to cluster admin.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.0.6-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.0.6-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.0.4-2+deb13u6 |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.0.2-5+deb12u5 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/canonical/lxd | >=0.0.0-20210305023314-538ac3df036e,<=0.0.0-20260226085519-736f34afb267 | |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.