CVE Feed

    Dashboard / CVE / CVE-2026-77176

    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:Aug 20, 2026
    Last Modified:Aug 21, 2026
    EPS:Aug 20, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00411
    CVSS Score:8.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Openshift
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Openshift Container Platform

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Related CVEs

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High