CVE-2026-95702: Double Free

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in VFS in Google gVisor prior to release 20260831.0 on all platforms allows a local attacker with standard container privileges to achieve code execution in the host sentry process by double-freeing the backing MemoryFile from an in-sandbox overlay filesystem. The sentry process remains confined by host-level Linux seccomp and namespace boundaries.

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EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0008

Probability of exploitation

0.00%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-415 CWE-415

CWE-416 Use After Free

References

Other References

https://github.com/google/gvisor/commit/25c75149bc0eeaa6a3a49b9bbe3473588b2af6df https://github.com/google/gvisor/commit/90bc4fc36fe442257a06ba15df00371561c183ed https://github.com/google/gvisor/commit/e4efb89c787ef15b09e68d561f1303380e1d5a77

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-95702? +

Use-after-free vulnerability in VFS in Google gVisor prior to release 20260831.0 on all platforms allows a local attacker with standard container privileges to achieve code execution in the host sentry process by double-freeing the backing MemoryFile from an in-sandbox overlay filesystem. The sentry process remains confined by host-level Linux seccomp and namespace boundaries.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-95702? +

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