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CVE-2026-77176

HIGH CVSS: 8.1 Published: 2026-08-20 Modified: 2026-09-01

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Unknown

Weakness Type

CWE-73

References