CVE-2026-85185
Path traversal in LXD btrfs storage driver allows arbitrary file deletion and write on host as root
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 31st percentile. Fixed versions are out.
No public exploit knownFix1 product4 fixed builds listed below
e.g. OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.1.2025.6027
What to do
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- Canonical LXDAffected: ≥ 4.0.2, < 4.0.14Upgrade to: 4.0.14Affected: ≥ 5.0.0, < 5.0.10Upgrade to: 5.0.10Affected: ≥ 5.21.0, < 5.21.8Upgrade to: 5.21.8Affected: ≥ 6.0, < 6.10Upgrade to: 6.10Stated by: CVE record
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
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 migration header sent by a malicious migration source.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 31st percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
8 events over 95 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablepatch available, published, weakness classified, att&ck mapped, record updated, record updated
- OpenVAS check added
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.6 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
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