CVE-2026-9804

highCVSS 7.7covered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2026-08-06

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What: A symlink escape vulnerability in vmexport allows the exporter pod to read arbitrary files from the host filesystem.
Who is affected: Kubernetes clusters running KubeVirt with vmexport functionality exposed to untrusted users.
Urgency: High severity (CVSS 7.7) enabling unauthorized file access; not currently exploited.
Action: Upgrade KubeVirt to a patched version or restrict vmexport pod file system permissions.

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Low exploitation risk0.52% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 42% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

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