Incus has an argument injection in backup compression algorithm leading to AFW and ACE (lxc incus)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.73 % · percentile 54 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.1.0, improper validation of user-provided backup compression algorithm leads to argument injection in the constructed command line. This leads to an arbitrary file write on the host, possibly leading to arbitrary command execution. Version 7.1.0 patches the issue.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-v6mj-8pf4-hhw4 — Incus has an argument injection in backup compression algorithm leading to AFW and ACE
- GO-2026-5808 — Incus has an argument injection in backup compression algorithm leading to AFW and ACE in github.com/lxc/incus
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-63982
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-48755
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| lxc · incus | affected < 7.2.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |