CVE-2026-78408CWE-775

CVE-2026-78408

High · published September 2, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
1.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The nsenter --join-cgroup option opens the target cgroup.procs file as root and leaves that file descriptor open across later namespace and credential changes and across execve(). Because the kernel checks later cgroup migrations using the credentials from the original open, a program run in an attacker-controlled target can inherit root's ability to move host processes between cgroups. After a privileged operator uses --join-cgroup against that target, an unprivileged user can migrate and terminate unrelated root processes.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.9 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00113 · 1.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-775 · Missing Release of File Descriptor or Handle after Effective Lifetime
Published
2026-09-02T20:17Z
References (6)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 SEP 03:44Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 02 SEP 15:05Z
    Util-linux: util-linux: nsenter --join-cgroup leaks root cgroup migration authority
    cvelistv5