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Security fix · CVE-2025-52889

Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager.

Published Jun 25, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 25, 2025 · Incus is a system

Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-52889. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of Incus is a system is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Incus is a system).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Low3.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.25%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor lxc incus 6.12, ≤ 6.13

Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. When using an ACL on a device connected to a bridge, Incus version 6.12 and 6.13 generates nftables rules for local services (DHCP, DNS...) that partially bypass security options , and . This can lead to DHCP pool exhaustion and opens the door for other attacks. A patch is available at commit 2516fb19ad8428454cb4edfe70c0a5f0dc1da214.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • vendor lxc incus 6.12, ≤ 6.136.12, ≤ 6.13

How to fix CVE-2025-52889

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-52889. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of Incus is a system is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with lxc incus 6.12, ≤ 6.13 6.12, ≤ 6.13. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.25%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 25, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. When using an ACL on a device connected to a bridge, Incus version 6.12 and 6.13 generates nftables rules for local services (DHCP, DNS...) that partially bypass security options , and . This can lead to DHCP pool exhaustion and opens the door for other attacks. A patch is available at commit 2516fb19ad8428454cb4edfe70c0a5f0dc1da214.

  2. Jun 25, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. When using an ACL on a device connected to a bridge, Incus version 6.12 and 6.13 generates nftables rules for local services (DHCP, DNS...) that partially bypass security options , and . This can lead to DHCP pool exhaustion and opens the door for other attacks. A patch is available at commit 2516fb19ad8428454cb4edfe70c0a5f0dc1da214.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-52889

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-52889

    30-day exploitation probability 0.25%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-19115

    Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. When using an ACL on a device connected to a bridge, Incus version 6.12 and 6.13 generates nftables rules for local services (DHCP, DNS...) that partially bypass security options , and . This can lead to DHCP pool exhaustio

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
  • EUVDOct 20, 2026