CVE-2026-62867
Argument injection in Incus storage options enables root command execution.
Is CVE-2026-62867 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-62867 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-62867?
CVE-2026-62867 is rated Critical. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-62867?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-62867. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-62867 affect?
CVE-2026-62867 affects Incus < 7.3.0, Hosts running Incus-managed containers/VMs, Storage volume 'block.create_options' usage. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-62867?
Upgrade Incus to 7.3.0 immediately or apply vendor patch.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Project-scoped user can inject arbitrary arguments into a root-run filesystem creation binary, enabling local privilege escalation to root.
Immediate action required
- affected< 7.3.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.