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CVE-2026-48769

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Description

Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.2.0, an arbitrary file write exists in the Incus client when a malicious image server returns a crafted `Incus-Image-Hash` header. This can lead to arbitrary command execution as root on the server. Version 7.2.0 patches the issue.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.9 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-21 15:16:41.347000
Last modified
2026-11-06 01:17:49.910000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-48769",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-08-21T15:16:41.347",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-06T01:17:49.910",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.2.0, an arbitrary file write exists in the Incus client when a malicious image server returns a crafted `Incus-Image-Hash` header. This can lead to arbitrary command execution as root on the server. Version 7.2.0 patches the issue."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Incus es un gestor de contenedores de sistema y máquinas virtuales. Antes de la versión 7.2.0, existe una escritura de archivo arbitraria en el cliente Incus cuando un servidor de imágenes malicioso devuelve una cabecera 'Incus-Image-Hash' manipulada. Esto puede llevar a la ejecución arbitraria de comandos como root en el servidor. La versión 7.2.0 corrige el problema."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "lxc",
          "product": "incus",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "< 7.2.0",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "vendor": "canonical",
          "product": "lxd",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": ">= 4.0.0, < 4.0.11",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": ">= 5.0.0, < 5.0.7",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": ">= 5.1.0, < 5.21.5",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": ">= 6.0.0, < 6.9.0",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 9.9,
          "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
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              "automatable": "no"
            },
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          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
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  },
  "weaknesses": [
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      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-20"
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  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-pjff-c2wc-f6jm",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-f6m5-xw2g-xc4x",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
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}