CVE-2026-18171
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Docker Sandboxes (sbx) applies the read-only intent of a runtime host mount to the in-guest container bind only: the underlying virtio-fs host-edge grant is added to the sandbox's policy-share allowlist with no access mode. The directory stays writable at its shared-export path, so unprivileged code inside the sandbox can derive that path and write to a host directory the operator attached read-only.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.7
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-12 15:17:32.477000
Last modified
2026-10-23 20:10:00.160000
View original CVE JSON
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"id": "CVE-2026-18171",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-08-12T15:17:32.477",
"lastModified": "2026-10-23T20:10:00.160",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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"value": "Docker Sandboxes (sbx) applies the read-only intent of a runtime host mount to the in-guest container bind only: the underlying virtio-fs host-edge grant is added to the sandbox's policy-share allowlist with no access mode. The directory stays writable at its shared-export path, so unprivileged code inside the sandbox can derive that path and write to a host directory the operator attached read-only."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "Docker Syboxes (sbx) aplica la intención de solo lectura de un montaje de host en tiempo de ejecución solo a la vinculación del contenedor invitado: la concesión suporacente de virtio-fs en el borde del host se añade a la lista de permitidos de política de compartición del sybox sin modo de acceso. El directorio permanece escribible en su ruta de exportación compartida, por lo que el código sin privilegios dentro del sybox puede derivar esa ruta y escribir en un directorio del host que el operador adjuntó como solo lectura."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
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"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"cpes": [
"cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_sandboxes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
],
"platforms": [
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"Linux",
"Windows"
],
"versions": [
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"versionType": "semver",
"status": "affected"
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
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"vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
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"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
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"userInteraction": "NONE",
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"vulnIntegrityImpact": "HIGH",
"vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
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"subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
"exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
"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",
"providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
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"weaknesses": [
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
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"references": [
{
"url": "https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/architecture/",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}