Red Hat Security Advisory: bubblewrap security update
Affects Red Hat bubblewrapSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High : upgrade Red Hat bubblewrap to 0.12.0 soon.
Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 14:32 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.12.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 2 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade containers/bubblewrap to 0.12.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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GitHubcontainers/bubblewrappkg:github/containers/bubblewrapOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated bubblewrap packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 and its variants that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A security vulnerability in bubblewrap, a core execution engine for unprivileged containers, allows symlink traversal via /oldroot. This flaw enables writing files outside the intended sandbox during setup, potentially compromising container isolation. The issue is tracked as CVE-2026-87766 and affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 variants. Red Hat has issued an important security update to address this vulnerability.