CVE-2026-115378: incus 0 to before 6.0.7, 6.1.0 to before 7.0.2, 7.1.0 to before 7.5.0

Affected technology

incus · 0 to before 6.0.7, 6.1.0 to before 7.0.2, 7.1.0 to before 7.5.0
lxc

Description’s affected range: before 6.0.7, 6.1.0 before 7.0.2, and 7.1.0 before 7.5.0

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 4.0): Network (remote) · Low privileges required · Passive user interaction

What an attacker can do

Attackers with root in a virtual machine can return duplicate entries reported first as symlinks then as files or directories, writing attacker-controlled files such as /etc/shadow on the operator's host. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 6.9/10) rates confidentiality and availability impact as none; integrity impact as high.