Critical severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 15, 2026· Updated Sep 15, 2026
CVE-2026-77179
CVE-2026-77179
Description
On macOS, the virtio-fs host server used by Docker Sandboxes improperly follows symlinks when reopening an unlinked file from a stored path. A malicious guest can replace a parent directory with a symlink, escape the shared workspace, and read or modify arbitrary host files as the VMM user, potentially achieving host code execution.
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