CVE-2026-115378
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AI Threat Summary
CVE-2026-115378 is a moderate vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.8 affecting the target software. Threat hunters should monitor for exploit attempts and apply vendor patches immediately.
Description
Incus before 6.0.7, 6.1.0 before 7.0.2, and 7.1.0 before 7.5.0 contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability in sftpRecursivePullFile that allows a malicious incus-agent to escape the target directory during incus file pull -r. Attackers with root in a virtual machine can return duplicate entries reported first as symlinks then as files or directories, writing attacker-controlled files such as /etc/shadow on the operator's host.
Attack Chain
Attacker scans for vulnerable versions using version banners or PoC scanners
Attacker triggers CVE-2026-115378 vulnerability with a crafted request or payload
Vulnerability exploited to perform unauthorized actions on the target system
Depending on vulnerability type, attacker achieves data access, service disruption, or code execution
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
Indicators of Compromise
| Type | Value | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| user_agent | Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; exploit/1.0) |
Generic exploit scanner user agent pattern | |
| url | /api/vuln-endpoint?payload=<malicious> |
Exploit attempt against application endpoint — monitor access logs for anomalous params |
Remediation
Quick Facts
| CVE ID | CVE-2026-115378 |
| CVSS Score | 5.8 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| Published | 2026-10-22 |
| Exploited | No |
| CISA KEV | No |
| PoC | Not public |