Malformed MergeOp can crash the BuildKit daemon
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-129 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Moby BuildKit versions through 0.33.0 are affected. A malicious frontend can submit a malformed LLB definition that triggers an improper array index validation flaw (CWE-129), causing the daemon to panic. A local attacker with no privileges and no user interaction can make buildkitd terminate, interrupting all builds running on that daemon.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A malicious frontend can submit an LLB definition that causes buildkitd to panic and terminate, interrupting all builds running on that daemon.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| moby | BuildKit | up to 0.33.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- BuildKit Vendormoby Affected up to 0.33.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mobyproject:buildkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Mobyproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:mobyproject:buildkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Mobyproject
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for BuildKit. Red Hat rates this Moderate and lists Red Hat Quay 3 as affected, with no fix plan available.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Quay 3 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Hardened Images
Timeline
- 2026-10-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-93322
- 2026-10-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
More moby vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-14229 Tar extraction in moby/go-archive can write outside the destination directory via link following CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2021-12512 Moby HyperKit uninitialized memory use in virtio-sock pci_vtsock_proc_tx CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-27462 Moby authz zero length regression CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-15672 BuildKit interactive containers API does not validate entitlements check CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-15671 BuildKit possible host system access from mount stub cleaner CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-26365 Moby: AuthZ plugin bypass with oversized request body CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-93322 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-93322 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-93322 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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