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CVE-2026-33542VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · Incus does not verify combined fingerprint when downloading images from simplestreams servers

Affects MicrosoftSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-33542· Medium 5.7

Public exploit available · CVSS 5.7 Medium : upgrade to 6.23.0 as a priority.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 00:10 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.7Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 6.23.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade incus and lxc/incus to 6.23.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
lxcincusAffected
  • <6.23.0
Fixed in
  • 6.23.0
GitHublxc/incuspkg:github/lxc/incusOther threatsAffected
  • <6.23.0
Fixed in
  • 6.23.0

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, caution should be exercised when downloading images from simplestreams servers, and additional manual verification methods may be considered.

Description

A vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-33542 affects the Incus component in Microsoft products version 2.0 and 3.0. The issue involves Incus not verifying the combined fingerprint when downloading images from simplestreams servers. This could potentially allow an attacker to introduce malicious images without detection.

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