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CVE-2026-77176 Details

Description

A flaw was found in Kata Containers. In configurations utilizing genpolicy for Confidential Containers guest protection, a malicious host operator can exploit insufficient validation of CreateContainer mount and storage rules. This allows them to mount arbitrary container-rootfs paths over sensitive host locations or provision arbitrary content, potentially exposing confidential information or enabling the acceptance of attacker-controlled input.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/20/19 CVE
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-77176 [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2517502 [email protected]
https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/security/advisories/GHSA-fmg6-v47x-52wr [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path[email protected]

Affected Products

No affected product data is available for this CVE.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-77176
NVD Published Date:
Aug 20, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Sep 1, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2026-77176 Details - Not Deferred