Vulnerability in Lima-vm Lima
CVE-2026-53657
Lima launches Linux virtual machines, typically on macOS, for running containerd. Prior to 2.1.3, on an instance of Lima running with the qemu driver, an arbitrary user in the VM could access /run/lima-guestagent.sock when the guest agent…
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Lima-vm Lima — versions < 2.1.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-53657?
- CVE-2026-53657 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lima-vm Lima, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-07-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-53657?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.