Critical severity9.9NVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2026· Updated Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-63298
CVE-2026-63298
Description
An improper neutralization of special elements vulnerability in LXD's NVIDIA instance configuration handling allows an authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary configuration directives. By supplying newline characters within the 'nvidia.driver.capabilities' or 'nvidia.require.*' configuration values, an attacker can manipulate the generated lxc.conf file. This flaw enables the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the host system with the privileges of the LXD daemon.
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References
1- github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-vfh7-q59q-54v2nvdVendor AdvisoryExploitMitigation
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