CVE-2026-62313
Reported by GitHub_M · Published August 21, 2026
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.3.0, project-level enforcement of `restricted.containers.privilege=isolated` can be trivially bypassed, allowing a user to create a non-isolated (shared host idmap) container in a project that is configured to forbid them. The restriction only rejects an explicitly set `security.idmap.isolated=false` (or empty) and fails to enforce anything when the key is omitted entirely. Because an unset `security.idmap.isolated` defaults to `false` (non-isolation), a user simply leaves the key out and obtains exactly the container state the restriction is meant to forbid. This defeats the tenant-isolation guarantee the restriction exists to provide. Containers in the project share the host uid/gid map instead of receiving unique, non-overlapping ranges, weakening the isolation boundary between co-tenant containers and the host. Version 7.3.0 patches the issue.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| lxc | incus | < 7.3.0 |
| lxc | incus | < 7.3.0, < 7.3.0 |
| alpine | incus-feature | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Aug 21, 2026 CVE Published
- Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- Aug 26, 2026 CVE Updated
- Sep 3, 2026 Security Advisory
- Sep 5, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 12, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 17, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 18, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 19, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 26, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 30, 2026 EPSS Score
References
- https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-53cg-qvg7-m8vg x_refsource_CONFIRM