CVE-2026-48753Incus has an arbitrary file write via path traversal in S3 multipart upload
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Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.1.0, the S3 protocol upload endpoint is vulnerable to path traversal and allows creation of arbitrary files on the host. This behavior could lead to arbitrary command execution. Version 7.1.0 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 7.1.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-ccjc-4qc3-jxqcx-refsource-confirm
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