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CVE-2026-87766VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: bubblewrap security update

Affects Red Hat bubblewrapSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-87766· High 8.8

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

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.18.8
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:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 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 2 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade containers/bubblewrap to 0.12.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubcontainers/bubblewrappkg:github/containers/bubblewrapOther threatsAffected
  • <0.12.0
Fixed in
  • 0.12.0

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released an updated bubblewrap package (version 0.4.1-7.el9_2.1) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 that fixes this vulnerability. Users should apply this official security update promptly to remediate the issue. Detailed update instructions are available from Red Hat's advisory and knowledge base article. No alternative mitigations are specified.

Description

A security vulnerability (CVE-2026-87766) in bubblewrap, a core execution engine for unprivileged containers, allows symlink traversal via /oldroot. This flaw permits writing files outside the intended sandbox during setup, potentially compromising container isolation. Red Hat has issued an important security update for bubblewrap in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 to address this issue.

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