CVE-2026-33945

criticalpriority · track · 38EPSS 0.005 · 39 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.46% (39th) EPSS
CVSS 9.6 · critical
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6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Incus instances have an option to provide credentials to systemd in the guest. For containers, this is handled through a shared directory. Prior to version 6.23.0, an attacker can set a configuration key named something like `systemd.credential.../../../../../../root/.bashrc` to cause Incus to write outside of the `credentials` directory associated with the container. This makes use of the fact that the Incus syntax for such credentials is `systemd.credential.XYZ` where `XYZ` can itself contain more periods. While it's not possible to read any data this way, it's possible to write to arbitrary files as root, enabling both privilege escalation and denial of service attacks. Version 6.23.0 fixes the issue.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • Fixedincus-0:6.23-1.1.aarch64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-0:6.23-1.1.ppc64le as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-0:6.23-1.1.s390x as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-0:6.23-1.1.x86_64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-bash-completion-0:6.23-1.1.aarch64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-bash-completion-0:6.23-1.1.ppc64le as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-bash-completion-0:6.23-1.1.s390x as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-bash-completion-0:6.23-1.1.x86_64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-fish-completion-0:6.23-1.1.aarch64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-fish-completion-0:6.23-1.1.ppc64le as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-fish-completion-0:6.23-1.1.s390x as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-fish-completion-0:6.23-1.1.x86_64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-tools-0:6.23-1.1.aarch64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-tools-0:6.23-1.1.ppc64le as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-tools-0:6.23-1.1.s390x as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-tools-0:6.23-1.1.x86_64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-zsh-completion-0:6.23-1.1.aarch64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-zsh-completion-0:6.23-1.1.ppc64le as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-zsh-completion-0:6.23-1.1.s390x as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedincus-zsh-completion-0:6.23-1.1.x86_64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

10.0
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.8–10

v3.19.6criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.1 · impact 5.8
v3.19.6criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.110criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.19.9criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 3.1 · impact 6
v3.19.9criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · OSV
v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · SUSE Product Security
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-22USCWE-22USCWE-22US
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affected products (9)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • openSUSE-SU-2026:10450-1incus-6.23-1.1 on GA media2026-03-28csaf · suse_csafDE

    incus-6.23-1.1 on GA media

  • GHSA-q4q8-7f2j-9h9fIncus has an abitrary file write through its systemd-creds options2026-03-27ghsa · osvUS

    ### Summary Incus instances have an option to provide credentials to systemd in the guest. For containers, this is handled through a shared directory. An attacker can use the name of a systemd credential to escape that directory and overwrite arbitrary files on the host system. This can in turn be used to perform local privilege escalation or cause a DoS. ### Details An attacker can set a configuration key named something like `systemd.credential.../../../../../../root/.bashrc` to cause Incus to write outside of the `credentials` directory associated with the container. This makes use of the fact that the Incus syntax for such credentials is `systemd.credential.XYZ` where `XYZ` can itself contain more periods. While it's not possible to read any data this way, it's possible to write to arbitrary files as root, enabling both privilege escalation and denial of service attacks. ### Credit This issue was discovered and reported by the team at [7asecurity](https://7asecurity.com/)

  • GO-2026-4884Incus has an abitrary file write through its systemd-creds options in github.com/lxc/incus2026-04-07vendor · osvUS

    Incus has an abitrary file write through its systemd-creds options in github.com/lxc/incus

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also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bduosvnvdsuse_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2026-03-27modified 2026-06-17
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references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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