External Control of File Name or Path Affecting github.com/lxc/incus/v7/cmd/incusd package, versions <7.2.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.73% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMLXCINCUSV7CMDINCUSD-17707436
  • published30 Jun 2026
  • disclosed26 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 26 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-48750  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-73  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/lxc/incus/v7/cmd/incusd to version 7.2.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to External Control of File Name or Path through the record-output process. An attacker can create or overwrite files on the host system by exploiting a crafted symlink in a container image, which can lead to arbitrary command execution.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1