CVE-2026-64777Network attack vectorHinoki check available

Host file disclosure via symlink traversal

Published Aug 20, 2026 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Path traversal in Apple container before 1.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to read host files via crafted build-context file requests. In BuildFSSync.read() and BuildFSSync.info() in Sources/ContainerBuild/BuildFSSync.swift, the host checks whether a requested name is lexically inside the build context but then serves the file that the name resolves to, so a symlink inside the context can escape the context root. Exploitation requires a malicious builder peer and a build context containing an out-of-context symlink; the documented consequence is host file disclosure rather than modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Apple container before 1.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to read host files via crafted build-context file requests. In BuildFSSync.read() and BuildFSSync.info() in Sources/ContainerBuild/BuildFSSync.swift, the host checks whether a requested name is lexically inside the build context but then serves the file that the name resolves to, so a symlink inside the context can escape the context root. Exploitation requires a malicious builder peer and a build context containing an out-of-context symlink; the documented consequence is host file disclosure rather than modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-64777
Published
Aug 20, 2026
Updated
Aug 20, 2026
Vendor
Apple
Product
Container
Classifications
CWE-22, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 20, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · Containerversion=0 <1.2.0

Published CVSS scores

4.3CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1005Data from Local System

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