CVE-2026-41568: Moby: Race condition in docker cp allows creation of arbitrary empty files on the host via symlink swap
Medium · CVSS 6.1 (CVSS 3.1)EPSS 0.11%, 1th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: GitHub_M
Description
Moby is an open source container framework. In Docker Engine prior to version 29.5.1, Docker Daemon versions 28.5.2 and prior, and Moby Daemon prior to version 2.0.0-beta.14, a race condition during docker cp mount setup allows a malicious container to create empty files or directories at arbitrary absolute paths on the host filesystem. This issue has been patched in Docker Engine version 29.5.1 and Moby Daemon version 2.0.0-beta.14.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H · CWE-367, CWE-81
Tracked companies
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Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
moby: moby
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- github.com/moby/moby/security/advisories/GHSA-vp62-88p7-qqf5 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)