CVE-2026-41326

Kata Containers: CopyFile Policy Subversion via Symlinks

Published Apr 24, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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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
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'}

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

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

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

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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 1, 2026, 12:04 PM
Reserved
Apr 20, 2026, 2:01 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 24, 2026, 7:17 PM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 11:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Apr 22, 2026, 7:01 PM