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CVE-2026-61801VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · github.com/moby/sys/user has a possible DoS via unbounded parsing of user and group database files

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-61801· Medium 5.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium : upgrade to 0.4.1 when convenient.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 09:43 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.4.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Oct 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 1 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade sys and github.com/moby/sys/user to 0.4.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
mobysysAffected
  • <0.4.1
Fixed in
  • 0.4.1
Gogithub.com/moby/sys/userpkg:golang/github.com/moby/sys/userOther threatsAffected
  • <0.4.1
Fixed in
  • 0.4.1

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Description

A vulnerability in the github.com/moby/sys/user package version 3.0 allows for a possible denial of service (DoS) due to unbounded parsing of user and group database files. This could lead to resource exhaustion when processing these files.

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