CVE-2026-33997

Moby: Off-by-one error in plugin privilege validation

Published Mar 31, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Moby is an open source container framework. Prior to version 29.3.1, a security vulnerability has been detected that allows plugins privilege validation to be bypassed during docker plugin install. Due to an error in the daemon's privilege comparison logic, the daemon may incorrectly accept a privilege set that differs from the one approved by the user. Plugins that request exactly one privilege are also affected, because no comparison is performed at all. This issue has been patched in version 29.3.1.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6443-1 docker.io security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pxq6-2prw-chj9 Moby has an Off-by-one error in its plugin privilege validation
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Docker
Docker engine
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mobyproject:moby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:docker:engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mobyproject
Mobyproject moby
Docker
Docker engine
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mobyproject
Mobyproject moby
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mobyproject:moby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mobyproject
Mobyproject moby
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Moby
Moby moby
Vendors & Products Moby
Moby moby
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Moby is an open source container framework. Prior to version 29.3.1, a security vulnerability has been detected that allows plugins privilege validation to be bypassed during docker plugin install. Due to an error in the daemon's privilege comparison logic, the daemon may incorrectly accept a privilege set that differs from the one approved by the user. Plugins that request exactly one privilege are also affected, because no comparison is performed at all. This issue has been patched in version 29.3.1.
Title Moby: Off-by-one error in plugin privilege validation
Weaknesses CWE-193
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 9, 2026, 12:04 PM
Reserved
Mar 24, 2026, 10:20 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 31, 2026, 3:15 AM
Modified
Sep 9, 2026, 1:19 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 31, 2026, 1:36 AM