What is CVE-2026-41568?

CVE-2026-41568 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Docker Engine, classified under CWE-81. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-06-12.

How severe is CVE-2026-41568?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Docker Engine

CVE-2026-41568

Moby is an open source container framework. In Docker Engine prior to version 29.5.1, Docker Daemon versions 28.5.2 and prior, and Moby Daemon prior to version 2.0.0-beta.14, a race condition during docker cp mount setup allows a malicious container to create empty files or directories at arbitrary absolute paths on the host filesystem. This issue has been patched in Docker Engine version 29.5.1 and Moby Daemon version 2.0.0-beta.14.

EPSS: 0.001 (1.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Docker Engine
Moby — versions github.com/docker/docker/daemon <= 28.5.2, Docker Engine < 29.5.1, github.com/moby/moby/v2/daemon < 2.0.0-beta.14
Mobyproject Moby
Mobyproject Moby\/v2 — versions 2.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-41568?: CVE-2026-41568 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Docker Engine, classified under CWE-81. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-06-12.
How severe is CVE-2026-41568?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.