ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
HIGH
Received
CVE-2026-55622
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.
Published 21 Aug 2026, 15:16 UTC
Last modified 21 Aug 2026, 15:16 UTC
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Attack profile
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Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
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Affected products
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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