CVE-2026-77176CWE-73

CVE-2026-77176

High · published August 20, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
40.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00478 · 40.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-73 · External Control of File Name or Path
Published
2026-08-20T21:19Z
References (4)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 AUG 16:20Z
    Kata-containers: insufficient validation of createcontainer mount and storage rules in genpolicy
    cvelistv5