CVE-2026-77176 — Kata-containers: insufficient validation of createcontainer mount and storage rules in genpolicy
A flaw was found in Kata Containers. In configurations utilizing genpolicy for Confidential Containers guest protection, a malicious host operator can exploit insufficient valid…
Published: 2026-08-20 · CVSS: 8.1 · CVSS 3.1
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7