An improper validation vulnerability in the instancePostMigration function in lxd/instance_post.go of LXD allows an authenticated attacker with can_create_instances permissions on a restricted project to bypass project-level security restrictions. When migrating an instance between projects, LXD fails to validate the instance's configuration against the target project's enforced restrictions (such as restricted.containers.lowlevel, restricted.devices.*, and restricted.networks.access). An attacker can exploit this by creating a disallowed or high-privilege instance in an unrestricted project and subsequently moving it into the restricted project.
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First Time appeared Canonical
Canonical lxd
Vendors & Products Canonical
Canonical lxd

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description An improper validation vulnerability in the instancePostMigration function in lxd/instance_post.go of LXD allows an authenticated attacker with can_create_instances permissions on a restricted project to bypass project-level security restrictions. When migrating an instance between projects, LXD fails to validate the instance's configuration against the target project's enforced restrictions (such as restricted.containers.lowlevel, restricted.devices.*, and restricted.networks.access). An attacker can exploit this by creating a disallowed or high-privilege instance in an unrestricted project and subsequently moving it into the restricted project.
Title Cross-project instance move bypasses all project restrictions allowing host command execution
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-13T03:55:57.204Z

Reserved: 2026-07-16T10:01:05.653Z

Link: CVE-2026-63300

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-12T20:17:47.953

Modified: 2026-08-13T05:17:24.860

Link: CVE-2026-63300

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T23:00:05Z