CVE-2026-41567

Docker: `PUT /containers/{id}/archive` executes container binary on the host

State
Published
Severity
7.2 High
Published
Jun 5, 2026
Updated
Sep 9, 2026
Reserved
Apr 21, 2026

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Description

Moby is an open source container framework. In versions prior to 29.5.1 and in moby/moby v2 prior to v2.0.0-beta.14, when a compressed archive is uploaded to a container via `PUT /containers/{id}/archive` or piped through `docker cp -`, the daemon resolves decompression binaries (such as `xz` or `unpigz`) from the container's filesystem rather than the host's due to incorrect ordering of operations. A malicious container image containing a trojanized decompression binary can achieve arbitrary code execution with full daemon privileges, including host root UID and unrestricted capabilities, when a user uploads a compressed (xz or gzip) archive into that container. This issue is fixed in Docker Engine 29.5.1 and moby/moby v2.0.0-beta.14. Workarounds include only running containers from trusted images, using authorization plugins to restrict access to the `PUT /containers/{id}/archive` endpoint, and avoiding piping compressed archives into containers created from untrusted images

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:NGitHub_M
3.17.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hredhat-SADP

Weaknesses

  • CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Affected Products

ProductVersions
moby/v2/daemonmoby
  • < 2.0.0-beta.14Affected
Docker Enginemoby
  • < 29.5.1Affected
docker/daemondocker
  • <= 28.5.2Affected

References

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