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CVE-2026-78122

8.3
High
EPSS 0.32%Aug 23, 2026

Auth bypass in docker-socket-proxy allows reading container filesystems and logs.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-78122 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-78122 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-78122?

CVE-2026-78122 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-78122?

Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-78122, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.

What does CVE-2026-78122 affect?

CVE-2026-78122 affects docker-socket-proxy, Docker Engine containers, Docker API /containers endpoints. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-78122?

Restrict access to proxy, remove CONTAINERS env, block read endpoints, and apply vendor patch when available.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
docker-socket-proxyDocker Engine containersDocker API /containers endpoints
impact

Remote attacker can read arbitrary files and download full container filesystems via /containers/{id}/archive, /export, /logs, /top endpoints.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
Tecnativa docker-socket-proxy
  • affected<= 0.5.0

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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