{"id":"CVE-2026-55622","title":"Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager","summary":"Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.2.0, missing authorization checks exist for instance copying where an attacker knowing the name of a project that they don't have access to and the name of an in…","severity":"high","cvss":7.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-284"],"vendor":"lxc","product":"github.com/lxc/incus/v7/cmd/incusd","affected":["github.com/lxc/incus/v7/cmd/incusd < 7.2.0"],"patched":["github.com/lxc/incus/v7/cmd/incusd 7.2.0"],"published":"2026-08-21","updated":"2026-09-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-18T20:09:01.757","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55622","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-c9f5-j9c3-mhrg","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-c9f5-j9c3-mhrg","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55622"},{"url":"https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/3542"},{"url":"https://github.com/lxc/incus/commit/1e3ffc53a10950e55de62ac1e0d612be597b84eb"},{"url":"https://discuss.linuxcontainers.org/t/incus-7-2-has-been-released/26879"},{"url":"https://github.com/lxc/incus/releases/tag/v7.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c9f5-j9c3-mhrg"}],"tags":["nvd","ghsa","go"],"epss":0.0025,"epssPercentile":0.1664,"aliases":["GHSA-c9f5-j9c3-mhrg"],"ecosystem":"go","ingestedAt":"2026-08-28T19:24:19.028Z","slug":"CVE-2026-55622","body":"## Overview\n\nIncus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.2.0, missing authorization checks exist for instance copying where an attacker knowing the name of a project that they don't have access to and the name of an instance in that project can copy the instance to a new project. This issue could allow an attacker to access secrets in instances they are not authorized to access. Version 7.2.0 patches the issue.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2026-55622)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `github.com/lxc/incus/v7/cmd/incusd < 7.2.0`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `github.com/lxc/incus/v7/cmd/incusd 7.2.0`\n\nSource: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c9f5-j9c3-mhrg","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}