---
id: CVE-2026-48769
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, 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 com…
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-20
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-2026-48769'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-f6m5-xw2g-xc4x'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-f6m5-xw2g-xc4x'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f6m5-xw2g-xc4x'
tags:
  - nvd
  - ghsa
  - go
epss: 0.00731
epssPercentile: 0.52259
ecosystem: go
ingestedAt: '2026-06-29T13:24:35.281Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

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

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-48769)

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-f6m5-xw2g-xc4x