Resource allocation without limits in Apple container
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
An attacker that can reach a container's published TCP port may be able to force the host's forwarding process to buffer an unbounded amount of that client's data in memory, for as long as the backend container connection takes to complete — with no cap on how much accumulates or how long the wait can be stretched. This vulnerability is addressed in container version 1.2.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA container (Apple) Fixed in 1.2.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple container 1.2.0
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-46309 Path traversal in Apple containerPriority LOW 20
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-64773
More Apple Container vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-16670 Path traversal in Apple Container CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-23094 Insufficiently protected credentials in Apple macOS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-46309 Path traversal in Apple container CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
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