---
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: 0.0034
epssPercentile: 0.24836
aliases:
  - GHSA-c9f5-j9c3-mhrg
ecosystem: go
ingestedAt: '2026-08-28T19:24:19.028Z'
---

## Overview

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 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.

## Remediation

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

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-55622)

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-c9f5-j9c3-mhrg