CVE-2026-77179
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On macOS, the virtio-fs host server used by Docker Sandboxes improperly follows symlinks when reopening an unlinked file from a stored path.
On macOS, the virtio-fs host server used by Docker Sandboxes improperly follows symlinks when reopening an unlinked file from a stored path. A malicious guest can replace a parent directory with a symlink, escape the shared workspace, and read or modify arbitrary host files as the VMM user, potentially achieving host code execution.
CVSS
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Awaiting analysis by NVD
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-15 14:17
Modified: 2026-09-16 20:38
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:53 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/ security@docker.com
- https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/security/isolation/ security@docker.com
- https://github.com/docker/sbx-releases/releases/tag/v0.42.0 security@docker.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:53 UTC · record ↗