{"id":"CVE-2026-115378","title":"Incus before 6.0.7, 6.1.0 before 7.0.2, and 7.1.0 before 7.5.0 Arbitrary File Write via Recursive File Pull","summary":"Incus before 6.0.7, 6.1.0 before 7.0.2, and 7.1.0 before 7.5.0 contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability in sftpRecursivePullFile that allows a malicious incus-agent to escape the target directory during incus file pull -r. Attacker…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-59"],"vendor":"lxc","product":"incus","affected":["incus < 6.0.7","incus >= 6.1.0 < 7.0.2","incus >= 7.1.0 < 7.5.0"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-23T14:48:27.087575Z"},"published":"2026-10-22","updated":"2026-10-23","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-23T15:01:16.157Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115378","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-wfvq-qh87-gm4j","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-wfvq-qh87-gm4j)"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/incus-before-6.0.7-6.1.0-before-7.0.2-and-7.1.0-before-7.5.0-arbitrary-file-write-via-recursive-file-pull","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: Incus before 6.0.7, 6.1.0 before 7.0.2, and 7.1.0 before 7.5.0 Arbitrary File Write via Recursive File Pull"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00241,"epssPercentile":0.14432,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-22T22:00:50.402Z","slug":"CVE-2026-115378","body":"## Overview\n\nIncus before 6.0.7, 6.1.0 before 7.0.2, and 7.1.0 before 7.5.0 contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability in sftpRecursivePullFile that allows a malicious incus-agent to escape the target directory during incus file pull -r. Attackers with root in a virtual machine can return duplicate entries reported first as symlinks then as files or directories, writing attacker-controlled files such as /etc/shadow on the operator's host.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `incus < 6.0.7`\n- `incus >= 6.1.0 < 7.0.2`\n- `incus >= 7.1.0 < 7.5.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":32,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":31.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}