Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.3.0, a malicious image containing a `metadata.yaml` symlink pointing to an arbitrary host path allows an authenticated Incus user to read or overwrite any file on the host as root via the instance metadata API. The `exec-output` and `templates/` paths were patched in a prior release using `Lstat` rejection and `os.OpenRoot` confinement; `metadata.yaml` was not included in either patch and remains exploitable. Version 7.3.0 patches the issue.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6407-1 incus security update
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Solution

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History

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.3.0, a malicious image containing a `metadata.yaml` symlink pointing to an arbitrary host path allows an authenticated Incus user to read or overwrite any file on the host as root via the instance metadata API. The `exec-output` and `templates/` paths were patched in a prior release using `Lstat` rejection and `os.OpenRoot` confinement; `metadata.yaml` was not included in either patch and remains exploitable. Version 7.3.0 patches the issue.
Title Arbitrary File Read/Write: metadata.yaml symlink in image allows host filesystem access as root
Weaknesses CWE-73
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-21T21:44:03.623Z

Reserved: 2026-07-16T14:14:24.385Z

Link: CVE-2026-63343

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-21T15:16:46.577

Modified: 2026-08-21T15:16:46.577

Link: CVE-2026-63343

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T17:00:04Z

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