CVE-2026-52727
lxc-ci: Pacman keyring stored in archlinux image with a private key
lxc-ci contains continuous integration and image-build scripts for LXC. Prior to the 2026-05-28 Arch Linux image publication, images built from images/archlinux.yaml retain the same pacman local-signing private key in /etc/pacman.d/gnupg and redistribute it to every container or virtual machine created from that image. An attacker who controls an HTTP package mirror or can intercept mirror traffic can use the shared pacman signing private key to sign modified packages that affected clients accept as trusted. Installing those packages permits arbitrary code execution as root on the client system. This issue is fixed in Arch Linux images published on or after 2026-05-28.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.2
lxc-ci: Pacman keyring stored in archlinux image with a private key
lxc-ci contains continuous integration and image-build scripts for LXC. Prior to the 2026-05-28 Arch Linux image publication, images built from images/archlinux.yaml retain the same pacman local-signing private key in /etc/pacman.d/gnupg and redistribute it to every container or virtual machine created from that image. An attacker who controls an HTTP package mirror or can intercept mirror traffic can use the shared pacman signing private key to sign modified packages that affected clients accept as trusted. Installing those packages permits arbitrary code execution as root on the client system. This issue is fixed in Arch Linux images published on or after 2026-05-28.
- Record
CVE-2026-52727- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-82369
7.2
lxc-ci contains continuous integration and image-build scripts for LXC. Prior to the 2026-05-28 Arch Linux image publication, images built from images/archlinux.yaml retain the same pacman local-signing private key in /etc/pacman.d/gnupg and redistribute it to every container or virtual machine created from that image. An attacker who controls an HTTP package mirror or can intercept mirror traffic can use the shared pacman signing private key to sign modified packages that affected clients accept as trusted. Installing those packages permits arbitrary code execution as root on the client system. This issue is fixed in Arch Linux images published on or after 2026-05-28.
- Record
EUVD-2026-82369- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.2
lxc-ci contains continuous integration and image-build scripts for LXC. Prior to the 2026-05-28 Arch Linux image publication, images built from images/archlinux.yaml retain the same pacman local-signing private key in /etc/pacman.d/gnupg and redistribute it to every container or virtual machine created from that image. An attacker who controls an HTTP package mirror or can intercept mirror traffic can use the shared pacman signing private key to sign modified packages that affected clients accept as trusted. Installing those packages permits arbitrary code execution as root on the client system. This issue is fixed in Arch Linux images published on or after 2026-05-28.
- Record
CVE-2026-52727- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.2
lxc-ci: Pacman keyring stored in archlinux image with a private key
lxc-ci contains continuous integration and image-build scripts for LXC. Prior to the 2026-05-28 Arch Linux image publication, images built from images/archlinux.yaml retain the same pacman local-signing private key in /etc/pacman.d/gnupg and redistribute it to every container or virtual machine created from that image. An attacker who controls an HTTP package mirror or can intercept mirror traffic can use the shared pacman signing private key to sign modified packages that affected clients accept as trusted. Installing those packages permits arbitrary code execution as root on the client system. This issue is fixed in Arch Linux images published on or after 2026-05-28.
- Record
CVE-2026-52727- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-52727
7.2
lxc-ci contains continuous integration and image-build scripts for LXC. Prior to the 2026-05-28 Arch Linux image publication, images built from images/archlinux.yaml retain the same pacman local-signing private key in /etc/pacman.d/gnupg and redistribute it to every container or virtual machine created from that image. An attacker who controls an HTTP package mirror or can intercept mirror traffic can use the shared pacman signing private key to sign modified packages that affected clients accept as trusted. Installing those packages permits arbitrary code execution as root on the client system. This issue is fixed in Arch Linux images published on or after 2026-05-28.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-52727- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-52727
7.2
lxc-ci contains continuous integration and image-build scripts for LXC. Prior to the 2026-05-28 Arch Linux image publication, images built from images/archlinux.yaml retain the same pacman local-signing private key in /etc/pacman.d/gnupg and redistribute it to every container or virtual machine created from that image. An attacker who controls an HTTP package mirror or can intercept mirror traffic can use the shared pacman signing private key to sign modified packages that affected clients accept as trusted. Installing those packages permits arbitrary code execution as root on the client system. This issue is fixed in Arch Linux images published on or after 2026-05-28.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-52727- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
lxc-ciDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20250414.b414478-10.0~git20250929.bcfa5c7-10.0~git20251222.5d84b29-10.0~git20260223.59049ec-10.0~git20260522.6454219-10.0~git20260914.1b378a7-1 |
None known |
lxc-ciDebian:14 |
before 0.0~git20260914.1b378a7-1, plus listed versions 0.0~git20250414.b414478-10.0~git20250929.bcfa5c7-10.0~git20251222.5d84b29-10.0~git20260223.59049ec-10.0~git20260522.6454219-1 |
0.0~git20260914.1b378a7-1 |
lxc-ciUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20240210.e5f93e4-10.0~git20240215.ded590d-1 |
None known |
lxc-ciUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20251222.5d84b29-10.0~git20260522.6454219-1 |
None known |
lxc-ciUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20250414.b414478-10.0~git20250929.bcfa5c7-10.0~git20251222.5d84b29-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-52727 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Lxc Lxc-ci, published September 17, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. Fixed in lxc-ci 0.0~git20260914.1b378a7-1.
References
github.com/lxc/lxc-ci/security/advisories/GHSA-4h59-f67g-5qxp
github.com/lxc/lxc-ci/commit/082cb34ea19791a0424feafd9da67b94881ea40a
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/52xxx/CVE-2026-52727.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52727
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-52727
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-52727
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-52727