CVE-2026-48749CWE-73

CVE-2026-48749

Critical · published August 21, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.9
EPSS
1%
Percentile
53.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.9 · 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
0.00731 · 53.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-73 · External Control of File Name or Path
Published
2026-08-21T19:16Z
References (2)
https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-2q3f-q5pq-g8wv · [email protected]https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-2q3f-q5pq-g8wv · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 AUG 14:17Z
    Incus has an arbitrary file read+write on host via rootfs/ symlink in malicious image
    cvelistv5