Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting github.com/canonical/lxd/shared/validate package, versions >=4.2 <6.7
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- published13 Mar 2026
- disclosed12 Mar 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 12 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-28384 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/canonical/lxd/shared/validate to version 6.7 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection in the exec.Command() function via the compression_algorithm parameter in API calls to the image and backup endpoints. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands as the LXD daemon by sending specially crafted requests after authenticating.