Docker Sandbox Unix-Domain Socket Relay Symlink Validation Bypass
CVE-2026-79994 Published on September 15, 2026
Docker Sandboxes UDS forwarder can reach arbitrary host Unix sockets through a symlink race
The guest-to-host Unix-domain socket relay in Docker Sandboxes validates that a socket path is inside an authorized workspace, but later reconnects using the pathname. A malicious guest can replace an intermediate directory with a symlink between validation and connection, causing the host to connect to an arbitrary AF_UNIX socket outside the shared workspace. This can expose data or host-side capabilities provided by the targeted socket.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-79994 is exploitable with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a TOCTTOU Vulnerability?
The software checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the software to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. This weakness can be security-relevant when an attacker can influence the state of the resource between check and use. This can happen with shared resources such as files, memory, or even variables in multithreaded programs.
CVE-2026-79994 has been classified to as a TOCTTOU vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-79994
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Affected Versions
Docker Sandboxes:- Version 0.37.0 and below 0.42.0 is affected.