Path traversal in Apple container
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A malicious builder peer may be able to request an in-context file by name from the host and receive the contents of whatever the name resolves to, even when it resolves outside the build context. 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
- No
- 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-2026-46305 Resource allocation without limits in Apple containerPriority LOW 39
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-64777
References
More Apple Container vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-16670 Path traversal in Apple Container CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-46305 Resource allocation without limits in Apple container CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-23094 Insufficiently protected credentials in Apple macOS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
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