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.

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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6370-1 incus security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6373-1 lxd security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-2q3f-q5pq-g8wv Incus has an arbitrary file read+write on host via rootfs/ symlink in malicious image
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History

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Lxc
Lxc incus
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Lxc incus

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +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 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.
Title Incus has an arbitrary file read+write on host via rootfs/ symlink in malicious image
Weaknesses CWE-73
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-21T15:37:47.104Z

Reserved: 2026-05-22T19:10:35.747Z

Link: CVE-2026-48749

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T15:37:31.422Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-21T15:16:40.247

Modified: 2026-08-21T16:17:17.413

Link: CVE-2026-48749

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T15:30:05Z

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