Incus vulnerable to antispoofing nftables firewall rule bypass on bridge networks with ACLs
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. When using an ACL on a device connected to a bridge, Incus versions 6.12 and 6.13generates nftables rules that partially bypass security options `security.mac_filtering`, `security.ipv4_filtering` and `security.ipv6_filtering`. This can lead to ARP spoofing on the bridge and to fully spoof another VM/container on the same bridge. Commit 254dfd2483ab8de39b47c2258b7f1cf0759231c8 contains a patch for the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lxc | incus | 6.12 – 6.13 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/lxc/incus/v6 (Go) | 6.12.0 to before 6.14.0 | 6.14.0 | Patch available | GHSA-p7fw-vjjm-2rwp |
- incus Vendorlxc Affected 6.12 – 6.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/lxc/incus/v6 (Go) Vendor— Affected 6.12.0 to before 6.14.0 Fixed in 6.14.0 Patch available GHSA-p7fw-vjjm-2rwp
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-p7fw-vjjm-2rwp github.com/lxc/incus/v6 (Go) Fixed in 6.14.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-52890
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p7fw-vjjm-2rwp
References
More lxc vulnerabilities
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Sources
- CVE-2025-52890 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-52890 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p7fw-vjjm-2rwp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-52890 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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