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.

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Use --clone mode and avoid additional read-write host mounts: https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/usage/#clone-mode

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Description 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.
Title Docker Sandboxes UDS forwarder can reach arbitrary host Unix sockets through a symlink race
First Time appeared Docker
Docker docker Sandboxes
Weaknesses CWE-367
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_sandboxes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Docker
Docker docker Sandboxes
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Docker

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-15T21:38:20.957Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T16:47:15.411Z

Link: CVE-2026-79994

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-15T21:16:42.913

Modified: 2026-09-15T21:16:42.913

Link: CVE-2026-79994

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