Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.2.0, a specially crafted image or instance backup can be used to read or create/write arbitrary files on the host; possibly leading to arbitrary command execution. Version 7.2.0 patches the issue.
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-6370-1 | incus security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-6373-1 | lxd security update |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-vxp5-584q-c479 | Incus has arbitrary file read+write on host via templates/ symlink in malicious image |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0000
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| First Time appeared |
Lxc
Lxc incus |
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| Vendors & Products |
Lxc
Lxc incus |
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0000
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| Description | Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.2.0, a specially crafted image or instance backup can be used to read or create/write arbitrary files on the host; possibly leading to arbitrary command execution. Version 7.2.0 patches the issue. | |
| Title | Incus has arbitrary file read+write on host via templates/ symlink in malicious image | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-73 | |
| References |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Projects
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-21T16:40:20.053Z
Reserved: 2026-05-22T19:39:05.355Z
Link: CVE-2026-48752
No data.
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-21T15:16:40.667
Modified: 2026-08-21T15:16:40.667
Link: CVE-2026-48752
No data.
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-21T16:15:03Z
Weaknesses
Debian DSA
Github GHSA