Description
Kata Containers is an open source project focusing on a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) that perform like containers. From v3.4.0 to v3.28.0, an oversight in the CopyFile policy (and perhaps the CopyFile handler) allows untrusted hosts to write to arbitrary locations inside the guest workload image. This can be used to overwrite binaries inside the guest and exfiltrate data from containers; even those running inside CVMs. This vulnerability is fixed in v3.29.0.
Published: 2026-04-24
Score: 8.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-q49m-57vm-c8cc Kata Container has CopyFile Policy Subversion via Symlinks
History

Thu, 14 May 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Katacontainers confidential Containers
Katacontainers kata Containers
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:katacontainers:confidential_containers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:katacontainers:kata_containers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Katacontainers confidential Containers
Katacontainers kata Containers
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}


Wed, 13 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Thu, 07 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-1220
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Mon, 04 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000


Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Katacontainers
Katacontainers kata-containers
Vendors & Products Katacontainers
Katacontainers kata-containers

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Kata Containers is an open source project focusing on a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) that perform like containers. From v3.4.0 to v3.28.0, an oversight in the CopyFile policy (and perhaps the CopyFile handler) allows untrusted hosts to write to arbitrary locations inside the guest workload image. This can be used to overwrite binaries inside the guest and exfiltrate data from containers; even those running inside CVMs. This vulnerability is fixed in v3.29.0.
Title Kata Containers: CopyFile Policy Subversion via Symlinks
Weaknesses CWE-61
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Katacontainers Confidential Containers Kata-containers Kata Containers
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-13T05:17:44.571Z

Reserved: 2026-04-20T14:01:46.672Z

Link: CVE-2026-41326

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T05:17:44.571Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-24T19:17:12.253

Modified: 2026-05-14T16:33:30.310

Link: CVE-2026-41326

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-04-22T19:01:25Z

Links: CVE-2026-41326 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-07T01:30:17Z

Weaknesses