CVE-2026-41647

Incus: Nil-Pointer Dereference via S3 Bucket Import

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 7, 2026 at 01:02 PM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsIncusIncus

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.0.0, a missing error handling could lead an authenticated Incus user to cause a daemon crash through the import of a truncated storage bucket backup file. This issue has been patched in version 7.0.0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 7.0.0
Affected range stops below 7.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-fwj8-62r8-8p8m
x_refsource_MISCPatchProduct
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/lxc/incus/releases/tag/v7.0.0

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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