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CVE-2026-33945
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Incus instances have an option to provide credentials to systemd in the guest. For containers, this is handled through a shared directory. Prior to version 6.23.0, an attacker can set a configuration key named something like `systemd.credential.../../../../../../root/.bashrc` to cause Incus to write outside of the `credentials` directory associated with the container. This makes use of the fact that the Incus syntax for such credentials is
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"incus","vendor":"lxc","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 6.23.0"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ac65a78bb79a75cae475bd6d3505113ddb8841029f829de1c42ba541fc58d5ca · sha256:1e0621a7a9e8fbe8… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":10,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ac65a78bb79a75cae475bd6d3505113ddb8841029f829de1c42ba541fc58d5ca · sha256:1e0621a7a9e8fbe8… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ac65a78bb79a75cae475bd6d3505113ddb8841029f829de1c42ba541fc58d5ca · sha256:1e0621a7a9e8fbe8… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-q4q8-7f2j-9h9f","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-q4q8-7f2j-9h9f"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ac65a78bb79a75cae475bd6d3505113ddb8841029f829de1c42ba541fc58d5ca · sha256:1e0621a7a9e8fbe8… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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