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CVE-2026-47753

CVE-2026-47753 PUBLISHED CVSS 4.4 MEDIUM

Reported by GitHub_M · Published August 21, 2026

Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.1.0, `(*backend).CreateInstanceFromBackup` in `internal/server/storage/backend.go` contains a nil-pointer dereference that an authenticated user with permission to create instances in any project can trigger remotely by uploading a crafted backup tarball. The Incus daemon panics and the process crashes, causing denial of service to every project on that cluster member. This is a sibling of `GHSA-fwj8-62r8-8p8m`, `GHSA-r7w7-mmxr-47r9`, and `GHSA-x5r6-jr56-89pv` (all assigned 2026-05-04). Those patches added guards on adjacent fields of the same `backup/config.Config` struct; the `Volume` field on the instance-import path was missed. Version 7.1.0 contains an updated patch.

Risk Scores

CVSS 4.0
4.4
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
lxcincus< 7.1.0
lxcincus< 7.1.0
github.comlxc/incus/v70
alpineincus0, 0, 0
alpineincus-feature0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jun 10, 2026 CVE Published
  • Jun 12, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Aug 21, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 9, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 19, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 24, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Oct 2, 2026 EPSS Score
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