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CVE-2019-5736

runc through 1.0-rc6, as used in Docker before 18.09.2 and other products, allows attackers to overwrite the host runc binary (and consequently obtain host root access) by leveraging the ability to execute a command as root within one of these types of containers: (1) a new container with an attacker-controlled image, or (2) an existing container, to which the attacker previously had write…

Severity
High 8.6
Published
11 Feb 2019
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
18.09.2
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Docker EngineServers and applications · cpe:a:docker:docker
  • Every version before 18.09.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5736
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5736