Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.1.0, (*backend).createDependentVolumesFromBackup in internal/server/storage/backend.go contains a cluster of unguarded pointer derefs on every dependent-volume entry's VolumeSnapshots[i], Volume, and Pool sub-fields. An authenticated user with can_create_instances permission on any project can crash the incusd daemon by uploading an instance backup tarball whose dependent_volumes[*] block contains a nil snapshot pointer (or omits volume: / pool:). This is a sibling-field variant of the 2026-05-04 batch fix d768f81c0a1d985f35ae56219519822b080bf5e3 ("Properly check dependent volumes on import"). That commit added if disk == nil at the top of the outer loop, but did not guard the four sub-pointer fields the loop body dereferences naked. Version 7.1.0 contains an updated patch.
CVE-2026-48754
This low-severity CVE scores 2.1 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 2.1
- EG Score
- 2.1(low)
- EG Risk
- 14(Track)EG Risk 14/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity21% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 14%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 26, 2026
Last Modified
August 21, 2026
References (1)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-4xg6-52mh-fpw8
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-48754(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(5 across 2 ecosystems)
Go(4)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/lxc/incus | — | — | — |
| github.com/lxc/incus/v6 | — | — | — |
| github.com/lxc/incus/v7 | — | 7.1.0 | — |
| github.com/lxc/incus/v7/cmd/incusd | — | 7.1.0 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| incus | 6.0.4-2 ... 7.0.0-1~bpo13+1 (23 versions) | 7.0.0-2 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 6× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-21 15:21 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-21 14:54 UTCEG score recompute▲ 2.10
- 2026-08-21 14:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 2.1 · CVSS v4 → 2.1
- 2026-08-01 07:29 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-26 14:33 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-23 03:18 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-26 19:37 UTCEG score recompute
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