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CVE-2026-24834

Published: Feb 19, 2026Updated: Jul 15, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-732
9.3CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 87.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Kata Container to Guest micro VM privilege escalation

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-732CWE-281

Affected Products

Go
package-ecosystem
github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime
OSS Libraries
katacontainers
oss-projectaka kata-containers, kata containers
kata containersOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
kata-containers
oss-project
kata-containersOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/security/advisories/GHSA-wwj6-vghv-5p64
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24834
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/commit/6a672503973bf7c687053e459bfff8a9652e16bf
github.com
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