Vulnerability · CVE-2026-48754
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-2026-48754. EPSS is 0.38%. 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
- Low2.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.38%
- 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 cluster of unguarded pointer derefs on every dependent-volume entry's , , and sub-fields. An authenticated user with permission on any project can crash the daemon by uploading an instance backup tarball whose block contains a nil snapshot pointer (or omits / ). This is a sibling-field variant of the 2026-05-04 batch fix ("Properly check dependent volumes on import"). That commit added 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.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-48754
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-2026-48754. EPSS is 0.38%. 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 0.38%. 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 cluster of unguarded pointer derefs on every dependent-volume entry's , , and sub-fields. An authenticated user with permission on any project can crash the daemon by uploading an instance backup tarball whose block contains a nil snapshot pointer (or omits / ). This is a sibling-field variant of the 202
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.1.0, in contains a cluster of unguarded pointer derefs on every dependent-volume entry's , , and sub-fields. An authenticated user with permission on any project can crash the daemon by uploading an instance backup tarball whose block contains a nil snapshot pointer (or omits / ). This is a sibling-field variant of the 202
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-48754
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-48754
30-day exploitation probability 0.4%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-48754
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.1.0, in contains a cluster of unguarded pointer derefs on every dependent-volume entry's , ,
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.