Kata Containers have VM Escape via virtiofsd Argument Injection through Default-Enabled Pod Annotations
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AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-44210 affects Kata Containers version 3.0 and involves a VM escape vulnerability through argument injection in virtiofsd, triggered by default-enabled pod annotations. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-88, which relates to argument injection issues. No further technical details or exploit methods are described in the provided data.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to escape the virtual machine environment, potentially compromising the host system. However, no known exploits in the wild have been reported, and the extent of impact beyond VM escape is not detailed.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch information is provided. Until a patch is available, users should monitor vendor communications for updates and consider restricting or reviewing pod annotations related to virtiofsd if feasible.
Kata Containers have VM Escape via virtiofsd Argument Injection through Default-Enabled Pod Annotations
Description
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Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-44210 affects Kata Containers version 3.0 and involves a VM escape vulnerability through argument injection in virtiofsd, triggered by default-enabled pod annotations. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-88, which relates to argument injection issues. No further technical details or exploit methods are described in the provided data.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to escape the virtual machine environment, potentially compromising the host system. However, no known exploits in the wild have been reported, and the extent of impact beyond VM escape is not detailed.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch information is provided. Until a patch is available, users should monitor vendor communications for updates and consider restricting or reviewing pod annotations related to virtiofsd if feasible.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_vex
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Microsoft Security Response Center
- Advisory Id
- msrc_CVE-2026-44210
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6aa741af55bf5e2cf548a6bd
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 00:37:03 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 00:45:56 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 03:08:19 UTC
Views: 6
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