Description
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.
Published: 2026-09-17
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title lxc-ci: Pacman keyring stored in archlinux image with a private key
Weaknesses CWE-321
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T19:09:46.925Z

Reserved: 2026-06-08T14:00:43.571Z

Link: CVE-2026-52727

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-17T19:16:49.530

Modified: 2026-09-17T19:16:49.530

Link: CVE-2026-52727

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-321

    Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key