9.9 Critical

CVE-2026-48749 Incus has an arbitrary file read+write on host via rootfs/ symlink in malicious image

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.

CVSS 3.1 detail

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitable remotely over the network, with an ordinary account and without any user action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: Low
Interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Affected products and versions

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
incus 7.2	earliest → < 7.2.0	7.2.0
LXD 6.0	6.0.0 → < 6.9.0	6.9.0
LXD 5.1	5.1.0 → < 5.21.5	5.21.5
LXD 5.0	5.0.0 → < 5.0.7	5.0.7
LXD 4.0	4.0.0 → < 4.0.11	4.0.11

References

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Timeline

Published August 21, 2026
Last modified November 5, 2026

The 47 CVEs of incus →

CVE-2026-115378 Incus before 6.0.7, 6.1.0 before 7.0.2, and 7.1.0 before 7.5.0 contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability in… 6.9 Medium CVE-2026-115377 Incus before 6.0.7, 6.1.0 before 7.0.2, and 7.1.0 before 7.5.0 contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability that… 9.4 Critical CVE-2026-115376 Incus 7.0.1 before 7.0.2 and 7.2.0 before 7.5.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows… 8.3 High CVE-2026-115375 Incus 7.0.0 before 7.0.2 and 7.1.0 before 7.5.0 Path Traversal via Instance Backup Dependent Volumes 9.4 Critical

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