CVE-2026-48752

Incus has arbitrary file read+write on host via templates/ symlink in malicious image

Critical9.9EPSS 0.78%

Published: 21 Aug 2026
Updated: 5 Nov 2026
Reserved: 22 May 2026
Assigned by: GitHub_M

Description

Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.2.0, a specially crafted image or instance backup can be used to read or create/write arbitrary files on the host; possibly leading to arbitrary command execution. Version 7.2.0 patches the issue.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2026-48752, by who scored it
Scored by	CVSS	Score	Vector
GitHub_MCNA (assigner)	3.1	Critical9.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Deferred	3.1	Critical9.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days): 0.78% · top 44% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC: Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.9.

Weakness

CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-73 and its CVEs

Affected products

lxc · incus
- affected < 7.2.0
canonical · lxd
- affected >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.11
- affected >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.7
- affected >= 5.1.0, < 5.21.5
- affected >= 6.0.0, < 6.9.0

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

Gogithub.com/lxc/incus/v7/cmd/incusdGHSA-vxp5-584q-c479 (opens in a new tab)

References (2)

https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-vxp5-584q-c479 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMexploit
https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-jpf8-86f3-wp38 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

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Record last updated 5 Nov 2026, 23:18 UTC.