Improper Authentication Affecting github.com/lxc/incus/v6/cmd/incus package, versions <6.23.0
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- published30 Mar 2026
- disclosed27 Mar 2026
- creditgrmpyninja
Introduced: 27 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-33898 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/lxc/incus/v6/cmd/incus to version 6.23.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication due to improper validation of authentication tokens in the incus webui process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the user's Incus instances and potentially escalate privileges by interacting with the local web server using an invalid authentication token. This is only exploitable if an attacker can access the temporary web server running on localhost, either as another local user or by tricking the user into interacting with the web server.