CVE-2026-77179CWE-59

CVE-2026-77179

published September 15, 2026

CVSS
9.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
9.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
9.4 · NONE
CVSS v4.0
9.4 · 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
EPSS
0.00199 · 9.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published
2026-09-15T18:17Z
References (3)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 SEP 03:32Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 15 SEP 13:32Z
    Docker Sandboxes guest can write arbitrary macOS host files via a symlink in the virtio-fs stored-path fallback
    cvelistv5