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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 official security update for bubblewrap in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Life Cycle Long Life and AUS versions. Users should apply the update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:85317 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the vulnerability.

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 8.4 versions. Red Hat has issued a security update to address this vulnerability.

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