[NEW] [medium] docker: Vulnerability allows manipulation of files
A remote anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in docker to manipulate files.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability in Docker allows remote anonymous attackers to manipulate files.
- Who is affected
- Docker installations accessible to remote attackers are affected.
- Urgency
- Medium severity; file manipulation risk requires prompt remediation despite no known active exploitation.
- Action
- Apply Docker security patches for CVE-2026-17106 and restrict network access to Docker APIs.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2602
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-171060.33% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 25% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-17106 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- highGHSA-hfg8-hc9c-6c3h: moby/go-archive: Crafted tar archive can write outside the extraction directoryghsa
- unknownCVE-2026-17106: The tar extraction routines in moby/go-archive (Unpack, UnpackLayer, Untar/UntarUncompressed, …nvd
- unknownDocker Desktop Security Restriction Bypass Vulnerabilityhkcert
- unknownCVE-2026-17106: Tar extraction in moby/go-archive can write outside the destination directory via link followi…msrc
- unknownVulnerability in Docker (August 11, 2026)cert-fr-avis