CVE-2026-77179
Docker Sandboxes guest can write arbitrary macOS host files via a symlink in the virtio-fs stored-path fallback
- Published
- Sep 15, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 15, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- Docker
- Evidence observed
- Sep 18, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 4.0
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 5.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
Educational CVE-2026-77179 proof-of-concept repository for authorized security research, vulnerability awareness, and defensive testing in isolated lab environments.
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