CVE-2026-12039
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Docker Sandboxes (sbx) enforces an HTTP/S-only egress allowlist but does not apply it to DNS resolution: the per-network embedded DNS server forwards any queried name to the host resolver whenever the network is internet-connected, without consulting the policy. A workload inside a sandbox, which the threat model treats as untrusted, can therefore encode data into DNS labels for an attacker-controlled domain and exfiltrate it through a DNS covert channel, bypassing the configured allowlist.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.7
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-06-18 14:17:20.780000
Last modified
2026-10-26 11:10:00.157000
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"id": "CVE-2026-12039",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-06-18T14:17:20.780",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T11:10:00.157",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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"value": "Docker Sandboxes (sbx) enforces an HTTP/S-only egress allowlist but does not apply it to DNS resolution: the per-network embedded DNS server forwards any queried name to the host resolver whenever the network is internet-connected, without consulting the policy. A workload inside a sandbox, which the threat model treats as untrusted, can therefore encode data into DNS labels for an attacker-controlled domain and exfiltrate it through a DNS covert channel, bypassing the configured allowlist."
},
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"value": "Docker Sandboxes (sbx) impone una lista blanca de egreso solo para HTTP/S, pero no la aplica a la resolución DNS: el servidor DNS integrado por red reenvía cualquier nombre consultado al resolvedor del host siempre que la red esté conectada a internet, sin consultar la política. Una carga de trabajo dentro de una sandbox, que el modelo de amenaza trata como no confiable, puede, por lo tanto, codificar datos en etiquetas DNS para un dominio controlado por un atacante y exfiltrarlos a través de un canal encubierto DNS, eludiendo la lista blanca configurada."
}
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"source": "[email protected]",
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],
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
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"exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
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"value": "CWE-923"
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"references": [
{
"url": "https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/docker/sbx-releases/releases/tag/v0.33.0",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}