CVE-2026-77179 PUBLISHED

Docker Sandboxes guest can write arbitrary macOS host files via a symlink in the virtio-fs stored-path fallback

Assigner: Docker
Reserved: 20.08.2026 Published: 15.09.2026 Updated: 15.09.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CVSS Score: 9.4

Product Status

Vendor Docker
Product Docker Sandboxes
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0.28.0 to 0.42.0 (excl.)

Workarounds

Use --clone mode and avoid additional read-write host mounts: https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/usage/#clone-mode

Credits

  • Oren Yomtov of accomplish.ai finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-132 Symlink Attack