# CVE-2026-41568: Moby: Race condition in docker cp allows creation of arbitrary empty files on the host via symlink swap

> CVE-2026-41568: Moby: Race condition in docker cp allows creation of arbitrary empty files on the host via symlink swap. CVSS 6.1 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-41568
Last updated: 2026-06-17T10:46:51Z

- Published: 2026-06-12 18:08 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 10:46 UTC · Assigner: GitHub\_M
- CVSS: 6.1 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
- EPSS: 0.11%, 1th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-367, CWE-81

## 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.

## Affected vendors and products

- moby: moby

## Tracked companies

- [Docker](https://rewindex.com/company/docker.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41568)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41568)
- [https://github.com/moby/moby/security/advisories/GHSA-vp62-88p7-qqf5](https://github.com/moby/moby/security/advisories/GHSA-vp62-88p7-qqf5)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-41568 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-41568.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-41568 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:13:30.141Z