All vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-115378GHSA-wfvq-qh87-gm4j

Incus before 6.0.7, 6.1.0 before 7.0.2, and 7.1.0 before 7.5.0 Arbitrary File Write via Recursive File Pull

lxc incus
Open in ThreatlineRecord JSON
CVSS
6.9Medium
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.24%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in6.0.7Also 7.0.2, 7.5.0CVE List
Published22 Oct 2026Updated 23 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.

Description

Incus before 6.0.7, 6.1.0 before 7.0.2, and 7.1.0 before 7.5.0 contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability in sftpRecursivePullFile that allows a malicious incus-agent to escape the target directory during incus file pull -r. Attackers with root in a virtual machine can return duplicate entries reported first as symlinks then as files or directories, writing attacker-controlled files such as /etc/shadow on the operator's host.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 6

  • incusaffected: all versions before 6.0.7CVE List
  • incusunaffected: 6.0.7CVE List
  • incusaffected: 6.1.0 before 7.0.2CVE List
  • incusunaffected: 7.0.2CVE List
  • incusaffected: 7.1.0 before 7.5.0CVE List
  • incusunaffected: 7.5.0CVE List

References 2