ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
HIGH
Received
CVE-2026-77176
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.
Published 20 Aug 2026, 17:19 UTC
Last modified 20 Aug 2026, 17:19 UTC
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Attack profile
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Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
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Affected products
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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