Back to CVE records
Critical 9.9Published Aug 21, 2026
CVE-2026-48749Incus has an arbitrary file read+write on host via rootfs/ symlink in malicious image
Updated under an hour ago ()
Does this affect you?
It affects lxc incus. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.
Do this next
Start free and add your stack
Free account, 1 product
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.
- CVSS
- 9.9 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-73
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
lxc incus lxc:incus (from the name) | before 7.2.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-2q3f-q5pq-g8wvx-refsource-confirm
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.