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CVE-2026-77176

Kata Containers

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.

CVSS 8.1EPSS 0.411%Risk 0.84
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Published
2026-08-20 17:19:49
Affected versions
unknown
Type
Other
Last modified
2026-08-26 14:17:13
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N