CVE-2026-41568: docker engine

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-41568 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in docker engine. EPSS estimates a 0.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 0.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 12-06-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 12-06-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

• CWE-81Improper Neutralization of Script in an Error Message Web PageThe product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to an error page.
• CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race ConditionThe product 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.