๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-48749

CRITICAL 9.9

Incus has an arbitrary file read+write on host via rootfs/ symlink in malicious image

CVSS Score
9.9
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.2.0, a specially crafted image can be used to read or create/write arbitrary files on the host; possibly leading to arbitrary command execution. Version 7.2.0 fixes the issue.

CWE CWE-73
Vendor lxc
Product incus
Published Aug 21, 2026
Last Updated Aug 21, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

lxc / incus
< 7.2.0

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-2q3f-q5pq-g8wv