CVE-2026-33897CWE-1336

Incus vulnerable to arbitrary file read and write through pongo templates

Critical · published March 26, 2026

CVSS v3.1
10.0
EPSS
1%
Percentile
45.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 6.23.0, instance template files can be used to cause arbitrary read or writes as root on the host server. Incus allows for pongo2 templates within instances which can be used at various times in the instance lifecycle to template files inside of the instance. This particular implementation of pongo2 within Incus allowed for file read/write but with the expectation that the pongo2 chroot feature would isolate all such access to the instance's filesystem. This was allowed such that a template could theoretically read a file and then generate a new version of said file. Unfortunately the chroot isolation mechanism is entirely skipped by pongo2 leading to easy access to the entire system's filesystem with root privileges. Version 6.23.0 patches the issue.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
10.0 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00550 · 45.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-1336 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine
Published
2026-03-26T22:43Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 MAR 22:43Z
    Incus vulnerable to arbitrary file read and write through pongo templates
    cvelistv5