CVE-2026-41567
Docker: `PUT /containers/{id}/archive` executes container binary on the host
Description
Moby is an open source container framework. In versions prior to 29.5.1 and in moby/moby v2 prior to v2.0.0-beta.14, when a compressed archive is uploaded to a container via `PUT /containers/{id}/archive` or piped through `docker cp -`, the daemon resolves decompression binaries (such as `xz` or `unpigz`) from the container's filesystem rather than the host's due to incorrect ordering of operations. A malicious container image containing a trojanized decompression binary can achieve arbitrary code execution with full daemon privileges, including host root UID and unrestricted capabilities, when a user uploads a compressed (xz or gzip) archive into that container. This issue is fixed in Docker Engine 29.5.1 and moby/moby v2.0.0-beta.14. Workarounds include only running containers from trusted images, using authorization plugins to restrict access to the `PUT /containers/{id}/archive` endpoint, and avoiding piping compressed archives into containers created from untrusted images
How to fix CVE-2026-41567
To remediate CVE-2026-41567, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —no fix listed
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- —upgrade to 2.0.0-beta.14 or later
Is CVE-2026-41567 being exploited?
No exploitation signal available. Neither CISA KEV nor a current EPSS score has been published for CVE-2026-41567.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0
- from 0, <= 28.5.2
- from 0, <= 28.5.2
- from 0, < 2.0.0-beta.14
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |