Host Root Sandbox Escape in gVisor via Character Device Passthrough and CUSE

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What is CVE-2026-96812?

CVE-2026-96812 is a vulnerability classified as Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere and Improper Privilege Management, affecting gVisor (affected versions: < 573a9e73cf844f). This vulnerability is rated High, with a CVSS score of 8.8. Current sources do not report this vulnerability as exploited.

Overview

Original source data

Improper Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in the host file helper (gofer) in Google gVisor prior to commit 573a9e73cf844f on Linux platforms with CUSE enabled allows a local attacker with container image deployment privileges to achieve root code execution on the host system. By including a /dev/cuse character device node in a container image, opening the device passes through to the host, allowing the sandboxed attacker to register a host device and exploit CUSE unrestricted ioctl handling to overwrite root udev helper memory.

Affected products and scope

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Technical details

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Exploitability

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Technical impact

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Business impact

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Remediation

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Detection

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