CVE-2026-16033: lxd from 4.0.0 (inclusive), before 4.0.12 (exclusive), from 5.0.0 (inclusive), before 5.0.7 (exclusive); +1 more…

CVE-2026-16033. CVSS 3.1 base score 8.5 (HIGH, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.00351 (percentile 0.27576), scored 22-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

lxd · from 4.0.0 (inclusive), before 4.0.12 (exclusive)
canonical

lxd · from 5.0.0 (inclusive), before 5.0.7 (exclusive)
canonical

LXD · 4.0.0 to before 4.0.12, 5.0.0 to before 5.0.8
Canonical

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

An attacker can achieve arbitrary host file read or unconstrained file creation. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 8.5/10) rates confidentiality impact as high; integrity impact as low; availability impact as none.

Published 24-Oct-2026 01:43 UTC

CWE: CWE-22
CCR priority: 34.1 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 8.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N · Vendor/CNA
EPSS: 0.00351 · percentile 0.27576 · 2026-10-22
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-24 01:40:49.068977+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-16033.html