CVE-2026-77176

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.04 BB Relevance: 66/100
Published: 2026-08-20 Modified: 2026-10-26 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Interaction Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: High
A: None

Description

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.

Weakness Classification (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

66 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

8.1 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.48%
Raw Score 0.004780
Percentile 41.2%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00478
2026-10-28
0.00478

Intelligence Sources

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