CVE-2026-8936
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CVE-2026-8936 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.2/10 on the CVSS scale. Fixed a VM panic caused by unbounded recursion in the grpcfuse kernel module when a container created deeply nested directories on a bind-mounted host folder and triggered a dentry invalidation event. This issue has been fixed in Docker Desktop 4.76.0.. EPSS estimates a 0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Fixed a VM panic caused by unbounded recursion in the grpcfuse kernel module when a container created deeply nested directories on a bind-mounted host folder and triggered a dentry invalidation event. This issue has been fixed in Docker Desktop 4.76.0.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Docker | Docker Desktop | >= 4.33.0, < 4.76.0 |
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- Status
- Awaiting Analysis
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