Vulnerability · CVE-2026-47753
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager.
Published Aug 21, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Incus is a system
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-47753. EPSS is 0.15%. 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 version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium4.4
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.15%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.1.0, in contains a nil-pointer dereference that an authenticated user with permission to create instances in any project can trigger remotely by uploading a crafted backup tarball. The Incus daemon panics and the process crashes, causing denial of service to every project on that cluster member. This is a sibling of , , and (all assigned 2026-05-04). Those patches added guards on adjacent fields of the same struct; the field on the instance-import path was missed. Version 7.1.0 contains an updated patch.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-47753
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
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-2026-47753. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of Incus is a system is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. EPSS 0.15%. 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.
Aug 21, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.1.0, in contains a nil-pointer dereference that an authenticated user with permission to create instances in any project can trigger remotely by uploading a crafted backup tarball. The Incus daemon panics and the process crashes, causing denial of service to every project on that cluster member. This is a sibling of , , an
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.1.0, in contains a nil-pointer dereference that an authenticated user with permission to create instances in any project can trigger remotely by uploading a crafted backup tarball. The Incus daemon panics and the process crashes, causing denial of service to every project on that cluster member. This is a sibling of , , an
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-47753
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-47753
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-47753
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.1.0, in contains a nil-pointer dereference that an authenticated user with permission to create instances in any project can trig
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.