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TI-2017-03337 Aliases CVE-2017-5226GHSA-m28g-vfcm-85ff

When executing a program via the bubblewrap sandbox, the nonpriv session can escape to…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

When executing a program via the bubblewrap sandbox, the nonpriv session can escape to the parent session by using the TIOCSTI ioctl to push characters into the terminal's input buffer, allowing an attacker to escape the sandbox.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03195 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:projectatomic:bubblewrap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.1.5VulnerableProject Atomic
  • cpe:2.3:a:projectatomic:bubblewrap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.1.5 Vulnerable ·Project Atomic

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5226
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m28g-vfcm-85ff

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Other 3

  • TI-2020-04347 Privilege escalation in setuid mode via user namespaces in Bubblewrap CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2019-09282 bubblewrap.c in Bubblewrap before 0.3.3 misuses temporary directories in /tmp as a mount… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8

Sources

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