- Critical 9.6
CVE-2026-85185
Path traversal in the btrfs storage driver in Canonical LXD versions 4.0.2 and later (fixed in 4.0.14, 5.0.10, 5.21.8 and 6.10) on Linux allows an authenticated client with permission to create instances in a project to delete arbitrary files on the host as root. On hosts whose root filesystem is btrfs, the client can also place attacker-controlled content at arbitrary host paths, leading to full host compromise. The client does this with a crafted subvolume path containing ../ sequences, sent in either of two ways: in the optimized_header.yaml of an optimized btrfs backup, or in the btrfs mi…
Scores
The facts
- Published
- 28 September 2026
- Last changed
- 28 September 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred
- Severity
- Critical, CVSS 9.6 out of 10 (version 3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- Known exploited
- Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue in this build.
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days (percentile 28).
Is there a Securelyn advisory?
Not yet. Securelyn writes plain-English advisories for the flaws that matter most to businesses. Subscribe to the digest to hear about them.