SCA: security update for github.com/lxc/incus, github.com/lxc/incus/v6, github.com/lxc/incus/v7, github.com/lxc/incus/v7/cmd/incusd (GHSA-c9f5-j9c3-mhrg)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 478585

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.2.0, missing authorization
checks exist for instance copying where an attacker knowing the name of a project that they don't have
access to and the name of an instance in that project can copy the instance to a new project. This issue
could allow an attacker to access secrets in instances they are not authorized to access. Version 7.2.0
patches the issue. (CVE-2026-55622)

Solution

Update the github.com/lxc/incus/v7 library and its related packages to version 7.2.0 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 478585

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 11/5/2026

Updated: 11/5/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.3

Percentile: 50.82

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-55622

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.7

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/21/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-55622

cwe: CWE-284

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