CVE-2026-79755
Command injection in Nuclio dashboard namespace handling leading to host compromise
Is CVE-2026-79755 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-79755 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 0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-79755?
CVE-2026-79755 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.0. 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-2026-79755?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-79755. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-79755 affect?
CVE-2026-79755 affects Nuclio <1.17.4 (local Docker/dashboard), Dashboard container with host Docker socket, Deployments using 'nop' (unauthenticated) auth. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-79755?
Upgrade Nuclio to >=1.17.4; disable 'nop' auth; remove/restrict Docker socket from containers.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote OS command injection via namespace interpolation; attacker can run root commands in dashboard container and compromise host via Docker socket.
Immediate action required
- affected< 1.17.4
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.