8.2

CVE-2026-8936: docker docker_desktop Uncontrolled Recursion

CVSS: 8.2v4.0HighAwaiting analysis
Published 02-06-2026Last modified 03-06-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-8936 is a high (CVSS 8.2) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in docker docker_desktop. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.2/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.15%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-06-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Fixed a VM panic caused by unbounded recursion in the grpcfuse kernel module when a container created deeply nested directories on a bind-mounted host folder and triggered a dentry invalidation event. This issue has been fixed in Docker Desktop 4.76.0.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.15%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

4%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 0.11% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.15%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Docker1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links