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CVE-2026-115378: 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

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-22 · updated 2026-10-23
• Weakness: CWE-59

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.

Affected products

• lxc incus: before 6.0.7; from 6.1.0 before 7.0.2; from 7.1.0 before 7.5.0 — fixed in 6.0.7, 7.0.2, 7.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: lxc incus 6.0.7, 7.0.2, 7.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-wfvq-qh87-gm4j
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/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

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