# CVE-2026-48755: Incus has an argument injection in backup compression algorithm leading to AFW and ACE

- Also known as: GHSA-V6MJ-8PF4-HHW4, GO-2026-5808
- Severity: CVSS 9.9 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.0
- Published: 2026-08-21 · Updated: 2026-08-21

## Affected

- lxc incus: fixed in 7.2.0
- github.com/lxc/incus/v7/cmd/incusd (Go): fixed in 7.2.0
- github.com/lxc/incus (Go): all versions
- github.com/lxc/incus/v6 (Go): all versions
- github.com/lxc/incus/v7 (Go): fixed in 7.2.0

## Description

Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.1.0, improper validation of user-provided backup compression algorithm leads to argument injection in the constructed command line. This leads to an arbitrary file write on the host, possibly leading to arbitrary command execution. Version 7.1.0 patches the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on lxc incus, github.com/lxc/incus/v7/cmd/incusd, github.com/lxc/incus or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (7.2.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-v6mj-8pf4-hhw4

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