VM panic via unbounded grpcfuse recursion
Published Jun 2, 2026 · Updated Jun 2, 2026
Uncontrolled recursion in Docker Desktop allows local users to panic its Linux VM by executing low-privileged code inside a container. The grpcfuse kernel module recursively processes a dentry invalidation event for deeply nested directories on a bind-mounted host folder without bounding recursion depth. Exploitation requires low-privileged code execution inside a container and interrupts Docker Desktop by crashing the VM, with no reported data disclosure or modification.
Summary
What happened
Uncontrolled recursion in Docker Desktop allows local users to panic its Linux VM by executing low-privileged code inside a container. The grpcfuse kernel module recursively processes a dentry invalidation event for deeply nested directories on a bind-mounted host folder without bounding recursion depth. Exploitation requires low-privileged code execution inside a container and interrupts Docker Desktop by crashing the VM, with no reported data disclosure or modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-8936
- Published
- Jun 2, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Docker
- Product
- Docker Desktop
- Classifications
- CWE-674, T1499
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jun 2, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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