---
id: CVE-2026-48752
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, 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 executio…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-73
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-2026-48752'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-vxp5-584q-c479'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-vxp5-584q-c479'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vxp5-584q-c479'
tags:
  - nvd
  - ghsa
  - go
epss: 0.00807
epssPercentile: 0.55337
ecosystem: go
ingestedAt: '2026-06-29T13:24:35.288Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-48752)

Affected packages:

- `github.com/lxc/incus/v7/cmd/incusd < 7.2.0`

Patched in:

- `github.com/lxc/incus/v7/cmd/incusd 7.2.0`

Source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vxp5-584q-c479