CVE-2023-5536
Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.4)—
A feature in LXD (LP#1829071), affects the default configuration of Ubuntu Server which allows privileged users in the lxd group to escalate their privilege to root without requiring a sudo password.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 6.4
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.24%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 14
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-276
Referencias
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/1829071
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5536
- https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/easy-multi-user-lxd-setup/26215/4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5536
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/1829071
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5536
- https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/easy-multi-user-lxd-setup/26215/4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5536
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