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CVE-2026-44210
Kata Containers is an open source project focusing on a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) that perform like containers. Versions prior to 3.31.0 ship with a default configuration that allows pod creators to inject arbitrary command-line arguments into the virtiofsd process through the `io.katacontainers.config.hypervisor.virtio_fs_extra_args` pod annotation. By injecting `-o source=/` along with `--no-announce-submounts` and `--sandbox=none`, an attacker can override
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"kata-containers","vendor":"kata-containers","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 3.31.0"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dc61ba0f618327850e8c314236ca74d755b3f61bce214daf19a51f257aab2b1e · sha256:d9bf03af6215e6cf… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":5.8,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","privilegesRequired":"LOW","subAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","subConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","vulnIntegrityImpact":"NONE"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dc61ba0f618327850e8c314236ca74d755b3f61bce214daf19a51f257aab2b1e · sha256:d9bf03af6215e6cf… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-88","description":"CWE-88: Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dc61ba0f618327850e8c314236ca74d755b3f61bce214daf19a51f257aab2b1e · sha256:d9bf03af6215e6cf… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/commit/ffa59ce3aa7877d067c9a372df0c329a23a01744","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/commit/ffa59ce3aa7877d067c9a372df0c329a23a01744"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dc61ba0f618327850e8c314236ca74d755b3f61bce214daf19a51f257aab2b1e · sha256:d9bf03af6215e6cf… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/security/advisories/GHSA-rr59-xxvx-96qr","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/security/advisories/GHSA-rr59-xxvx-96qr"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dc61ba0f618327850e8c314236ca74d755b3f61bce214daf19a51f257aab2b1e · sha256:d9bf03af6215e6cf… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/security/advisories/GHSA-rr59-xxvx-96qr"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dc61ba0f618327850e8c314236ca74d755b3f61bce214daf19a51f257aab2b1e · sha256:d9bf03af6215e6cf… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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