CVE-2026-63125 — Incus vulnerable to root RCE via image backup.yaml symlink
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.3.0, an unprivileged, project-confined Incus user (a non-admin TLS/RBAC identity with `can_create_ima…
Published: 2026-08-21 · CVSS: 9.9 · CVSS 3.1
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.3.0, an unprivileged, project-confined Incus user (a non-admin TLS/RBAC identity with `can_create_images` and `can_create_instances`) can execute arbitrary code as root on the host. A crafted image ships `backup.yaml` as a symlink to a host file. When the root daemon writes the instance's backup file, it follows the symlink. Version 7.3.0 patches the issue.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7