CVE-2026-78122
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.003 · 24 %ileexploit · PoCEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
docker-socket-proxy fails to properly gate read endpoints in the /containers Docker API namespace when the CONTAINERS environment variable is set. Attackers can use GET requests to /containers/{id}/archive, /containers/{id}/export, /containers/{id}/logs, and /containers/{id}/top to read arbitrary files and download entire container filesystems as tar archives.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- Legendile7/CVE-2026-78122-POCLegendile7/CVE-2026-78122-POCPoC · poc_in_github
affected products
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
No affected products recorded.
sources
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references (6) nvd
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://gist.github.com/nedlir/e4f52f88a757f02c67db1fd5dd70d732
- https://github.com/Tecnativa/docker-socket-proxy
- https://github.com/Tecnativa/docker-socket-proxy/blob/v0.5.0/haproxy.cfg#L49-L61
- https://github.com/Tecnativa/docker-socket-proxy/issues/182
- https://github.com/Tecnativa/docker-socket-proxy/pull/183
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/docker-socket-proxy-through-insufficient-access-control-granularity-exposes-container-filesystems
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