High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 12, 2026

CVE-2026-109358

Description

Edgeless Systems Contrast 1.8.0 before 1.24.1 contains an incorrect permissions vulnerability where the node installer writes the containerd config world-writable (0666). Local unprivileged users on the node can modify the containerd config, for example overwriting the runc location, to escalate privileges.

Affected products

Edgeless Systems/contrastllm-fuzzy
Range: <1.24.1
Edgelesssys/contrastllm-fuzzy
Range: <1.24.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/security/advisories/GHSA-376m-h37w-4rvqnvd
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/edgeless-systems-contrast-1.8.0-before-1.24.1-world-writable-containerd-config-privilege-escalationnvd

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