Auth bypass in Lxc Incus

CVE-2026-48751

Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.2.0, instance snapshots ignore the `restricted.containers.lowlevel=block` setting; allowing for arbitrary command execution on the Incus server by abusing lowlevel hooks such as `raw.lxc` and `raw.qemu`. Version 7.2.0 patches the issue.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-48751: held from 0.007 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.006 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-48751?
CVE-2026-48751 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Lxc Incus, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2026-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-48751?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.