Vulnerability in Incus (CVE-2026-62940)
Summary
Vulnerability in Incus (CVE-2026-62940). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Exploitable via security.privileged.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.3.0, when migrating an instance to another cluster member, user-supplied configuration overrides (including security-critical keys like security.privileged and raw.lxc) are applied without any project restriction enforcement, allowing a restricted project user to escalate to a privileged container and escape to the host. Version 7.3.0 patches the issue.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-62940 has been found in Incus.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like security.privileged over the network to misuse the product.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.9/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Incus CVE-2026-62940" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-62940 (Incus) — CWE-862 / CVSS v3 9.9
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Attack surface: security.privileged / raw.lxc
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-862) exists in Incus. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via security.privileged.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Incus. Attack surface: security.privileged / raw.lxc.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.9/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Incus' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Incus' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Incusを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-62940 incus Fixed in: 6.0.4-2+deb13u9
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-62940 incus
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov