CVE-2026-62420

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.99.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.9 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 77% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
9.9EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.9Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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: , and target: , 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.

CVSS v3
9.9
EG Score
9.9(medium)
EG Risk
45(Track)
EG Risk 45/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity99% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
23%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 12, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 28, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_pr, github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Cross-project cluster migration bypasses project restrictions via cluster notification flag · Advisory · canonical/lxd · GitHub

https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-v9wr-9r7q-fh4g
github_pr

Enforce project restrictions during instance move (stable-5.21)

Fix merged in canonical/lxd PR #18651 on 2026-07-03 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/canonical/lxd/pull/18651
github_pr

Enforce project restrictions during instance move

Fix merged in canonical/lxd PR #18605 on 2026-07-02 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/canonical/lxd/pull/18605

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 35× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-30 04:44 UTCEG score recompute
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  10. 2026-08-12 19:20 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-62420?
CVE-2026-62420 is a critical vulnerability published on August 12, 2026. 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:…
When was CVE-2026-62420 disclosed?
CVE-2026-62420 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 12, 2026, with the most recent update on August 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-62420 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-62420 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 77.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-62420?
CVE-2026-62420 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-62420?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-62420, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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