CVE-2024-6156
LOW
3.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 5, 2024 at 11:11 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLXD
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Severity
LOW3.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC
Description
Mark Laing discovered that LXD's PKI mode, until version 5.21.2, could be bypassed if the client's certificate was present in the trust store.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 5.21.24.0 ≤ v < 4.0.104.0 ≤ v < 5.0.44.0 ≤ v < 5.21.24.0 ≤ v < 6.14.0.0 ≤ v < 4.0.105.0.0 ≤ v < 5.0.45.1 ≤ v < 5.21.24.0
Affected range stops below 4.0.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.0.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.21.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
Issue TrackingExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-4c49-9fpc-hc3vIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6156SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
3.8LOWcanonical
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-295
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