CVE-2022-24769

In-container capability escalation via inherited capabilities

Published Mar 24, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Privilege escalation in Moby before 20.10.14 allows local users in containers to gain bounded Linux capabilities through execve. The oci.DefaultLinuxSpec and SetCapabilities paths populated the inheritable set instead of leaving it empty. Exploitation requires an executable with inheritable file capabilities; gained privileges remain within the container bounding set and do not escape the sandbox.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.49%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Moby before 20.10.14 allows local users in containers to gain bounded Linux capabilities through execve. The oci.DefaultLinuxSpec and SetCapabilities paths populated the inheritable set instead of leaving it empty. Exploitation requires an executable with inheritable file capabilities; gained privileges remain within the container bounding set and do not escape the sandbox.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-24769
Published
Mar 24, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Moby Project
Product
Moby
Classifications
CWE-732, CAPEC-180, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 24, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 20.10.14

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Moby Project · Mobyversion=< 20.10.14

Published CVSS scores

4.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
5.9GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CAPEC-180Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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