๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-62940

CRITICAL 9.9

Incus has a project restriction bypass via instance migration config override

CVSS Score
9.9
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.3.0, when migrating an instance to another cluster member, user-supplied configuration overrides (including security-critical keys like `security.privileged` and `raw.lxc`) are applied without any project restriction enforcement, allowing a restricted project user to escalate to a privileged container and escape to the host. Version 7.3.0 patches the issue.

CWE CWE-862
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
< 7.3.0

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-qw5c-v953-38gw