CVE-2026-85185

waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.

GHSA-27q7-qwhm-c34p ↗EUVD-2026-88258 ↗

no check availablenot proven exploitable
cve.orgpublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).−3.1dkevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
go:github.com/canonical/lxd >= 4.0.2
fixed in 4.0.14, 5.0.10, 5.21.8, 6.9-bf243da, 6.10
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
ETK-2026-3103Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number., permanent identifier
pkg:golang/github.com/canonical/lxd
1h 53msince last run
59mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
timeline
0 = trigger signal
public poc−3.1dtrigger signal (cve.org) +0dwaiting for further signals+32d
−2d
−1d
0

description

LXD btrfs storage handling does not adequately confine subvolume paths supplied during optimized backup restoration or migration receipt. A project user permitted to create instances can cause root-privileged deletion outside the storage pool, and hosts with a btrfs root filesystem may also be exposed to attacker-controlled file placement.

mitigation

Upgrade github.com/canonical/lxd to 4.0.14, 5.0.10, 5.21.8, 6.9-bf243da, 6.10 or later.

fixed in 4.0.14, 5.0.10, 5.21.8, 6.9-bf243da, 6.10

check
no
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
contextual
auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
yes, low privileges
EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
–
agent run time
59m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
2026-09-28 13:21Z
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
−3.1d
Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
–

outcome

Contextual, not validated: no deterministic check could cover this one, and no technique passed our review.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

  1. 2026-09-28 13:21Z
  2. 2026-09-28 13:21Z
  3. 2026-09-28 13:21Z

this entry in the feed

GET /api/v1/feed/CVE-2026-85185

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  "etk_id": "ETK-2026-3103",
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-85185",
  "display_id": "CVE-2026-85185",
  "ghsa_id": "GHSA-27q7-qwhm-c34p",
  "euvd_id": "EUVD-2026-88258",
  "status": "published",
  "anchor_state": "anchored",
  "title": "Path traversal in LXD btrfs storage handling",
  "summary": "LXD btrfs storage handling does not adequately confine subvolume paths supplied during optimized backup restoration or migration receipt. A project user permitted to create instances can cause root-privileged deletion outside the storage pool, and hosts with a btrfs root filesystem may also be exposed to attacker-controlled file placement.",
  "mitigation": "Upgrade github.com/canonical/lxd to 4.0.14, 5.0.10, 5.21.8, 6.9-bf243da, 6.10 or later.",
  "vendor": "go",
  "product": "go:github.com/canonical/lxd",
  "affected": [
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      "ecosystem": "go",
      "fixed_versions": [
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        "5.0.10",
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        "6.9-bf243da",
        "6.10"
      ],
      "package_name": "github.com/canonical/lxd",
      "purl": "pkg:golang/github.com/canonical/lxd"
    }
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  "cwes": [
    22
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  "cvss_score": 9.6,
  "cvss_src": "cna_vendor",
  "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H",
  "epss_score": null,
  "epss_percentile": null,
  "epss_asof": null,
  "automation": "contextual",
  "check": false,
  "check_confidence_basis": null,
  "exploit": false,
  "pipeline_minutes": 59.15802228333333,
  "t0_at": "2026-09-28T13:21:51.596000+00:00",
  "signals": {
    "public_poc": {
      "at": "2026-09-25T11:08:16+00:00",
      "days": -3.092773101851852,
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      "measured_at": "2026-09-28T13:21:51.596000+00:00",
      "url": "https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-27q7-qwhm-c34p"
    },
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      "days": 0,
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      "measured_at": "2026-09-28T13:21:51.596000+00:00",
      "url": "https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-27q7-qwhm-c34p"
    }
  }
}

published 2026-10-30 18:43Z
last change 2026-10-30 21:11Z

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