Red Hat Security Advisory: crun security update
Affects Red Hat crunSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium : upgrade Red Hat crun to 1.28 when convenient.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 15:35 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.28
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 14 Aug 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 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade crun and containers/crun to 1.28.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| containerscrun | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubcontainers/crunpkg:github/containers/crunOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update for crun in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.8 Extended Update Support and related variants. Users should apply the update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:99117 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2026-47766) affecting crun, an OCI runtime, allows arbitrary file creation or overwriting via symlink following. Red Hat has issued an important security update addressing this issue in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.8 Extended Update Support and related variants. The vulnerability is rated as having a high severity impact. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.8 versions should apply the provided update to mitigate this risk.