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CVE-2026-96812: Google gVisor · Resource Exposure

Affects Google gVisorSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High : upgrade to 573a9e73cf844f soon.

Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 573a9e73cf844f
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 8 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Google gVisor to 573a9e73cf844f.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GooglegVisorAffected
  • =0
Fixed in
  • 573a9e73cf844f
GitHubgVisorpkg:github/gVisorOther threatsAffected
  • =0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict container image deployment privileges to trusted users only and consider disabling CUSE if not required.

Description

CVE-2026-96812 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google gVisor affecting Linux platforms with CUSE enabled. It allows a local attacker with container image deployment privileges to achieve root code execution on the host by improperly exposing a /dev/cuse character device node from a container to the host. This exposure enables the attacker to register a host device and exploit unrestricted ioctl handling to overwrite root udev helper memory.

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