CVE-2026-9640

HIGHPre-NVD 7.27.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.2 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 74% 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
7.2
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.2Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in LXD from 6.0 before 6.9, 5.21.0 before 5.21.5, and 5.0.0 before 5.0.7 regarding the handling of project-restriction policies during snapshot restoration.. An authenticated project operator in a restricted multi-tenant environment can bypass policy restrictions by importing a maliciously crafted instance backup containing restricted configuration keys within a snapshot. When the snapshot is restored, these restricted keys are applied to the live instance without policy validation. Starting the modified instance grants the operator unauthorized host root access.

CVSS v3
7.2
EG Score
7.2(medium)
EPSS
26.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 26, 2026

Last Modified

July 2, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jun 26, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_pr, github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Backup snapshot import bypasses project restrictions · Advisory · canonical/lxd · GitHub

https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-ppq7-4492-5552
github_pr

Backports (stable-5.0)

Fix merged in canonical/lxd PR #18304 on 2026-05-20 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/canonical/lxd/pull/18304
github_pr

Backports (stable-5.21)

Fix merged in canonical/lxd PR #18303 on 2026-05-20 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/canonical/lxd/pull/18303
github_pr

Instance: Improve snapshot config validation during import

Fix merged in canonical/lxd PR #18301 on 2026-05-19 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/canonical/lxd/pull/18301

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 21× in last 7d / 55× in last 30d)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-9640?
CVE-2026-9640 is a high vulnerability published on June 26, 2026. A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in LXD from 6.0 before 6.9, 5.21.0 before 5.21.5, and 5.0.0 before 5.0.7 regarding the handling of project-restriction policies during snapshot restoration.. An authenticated project operator in a restricted multi-tenant environment can bypass policy…
When was CVE-2026-9640 disclosed?
CVE-2026-9640 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 26, 2026, with the most recent update on July 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-9640 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-9640 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 26.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-9640?
CVE-2026-9640 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-9640?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-9640, 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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