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CVE-2026-33897 — Vulnerability in github.com/lxc/incus/v6 — CVE...

CRITICAL

Incus vulnerable to arbitrary file read and write through pongo templates

Published March 27, 2026Updated April 7, 2026Source: osv

Summary

### Summary Instance template files can be used to cause arbitrary read or writes as root on the host server. ### Details Incus allows for pongo2 templates within instances which can be used at various times in the instance lifecycle to template files inside of the instance. This particular implementation of pongo2 within Incus allowed for file read/write but with the expectation that the pongo2 chroot feature would isolate all such access to the instance's filesystem. This was allowed such that a template could theoretically read a file and then generate a new version of said file. Unfortunately the chroot isolation mechanism is entirely skipped by pongo2 leading to easy access to the entire system's filesystem with root privileges. ### Credit This issue was discovered and reported by the team at [7asecurity](https://7asecurity.com/)

Advisory Timeline

  • First published March 27, 2026 (199 days ago).
  • Last revised April 7, 2026 — 11 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Go
Update github.com/lxc/incus/v6 to 6.23.0 or later
go get github.com/lxc/incus/v6@v6.23.0

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: go (2).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
github.com/lxc/incus/v6
go
All versions6.23.0
github.com/lxc/incus
go
All versionsRange-based data available

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.9 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-33897?
Incus vulnerable to arbitrary file read and write through pongo templates This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.9/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-33897?
CVE-2026-33897 affects github.com/lxc/incus/v6 and github.com/lxc/incus. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-33897 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.9

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-83xr-5xxr-mh92
GO-2026-4881

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