Description
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.2.0, missing authorization checks exist for instance copying where an attacker knowing the name of a project that they don't have access to and the name of an instance in that project can copy the instance to a new project. This issue could allow an attacker to access secrets in instances they are not authorized to access. Version 7.2.0 patches the issue.
References7
- discuss.linuxcontainers.org/t/incus-7-2-has-been-released/26879
- github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-qx75-2p3r-pwm5
- github.com/lxc/incus/commit/1e3ffc53a10950e55de62ac1e0d612be597…
- github.com/lxc/incus/pull/3542
- github.com/lxc/incus/releases/tag/v7.2.0
- github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-c9f5-j9c3-mhrg
- github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-c9f5-j9c3-mhrg
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
-
7.7
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 40 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-284
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