Arbitrary File Access Vulnerability in Incus Container and VM Manager
CVE-2026-48752

9.9CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Lxc

Status
Incus
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-48752?

Incus, a system container and virtual machine manager, has a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to manipulate files on the host system. Through a specially crafted image or instance backup, it is possible for malicious users to read, create, or modify arbitrary files. This could potentially lead to unauthorized command execution on the host machine. A fix was implemented in version 7.2.0 of Incus to address this issue.

Affected Version(s)

incus < 7.2.0

References

https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-vxp...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.9
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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