CVE-2026-240548.8HighCWE-754

CVE-2026-24054: Kata Containers Runtime: Host block device can be hotplugged to the VM if the container image is malformed or contains no layers

kata-containers

Affected: kata-containers · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.5%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

44th percentile

050100

Higher than 44% of scored CVEs

8.8HighCVSS 4.0

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

Kata Containers is an open source project focusing on a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) that perform like containers. In versions prior to 3.26.0, when a container image is malformed or contains no layers, containerd falls back to bind-mounting an empty snapshotter directory for the container rootfs. When the Kata runtime attempts to mount the container rootfs, the bind mount causes the rootfs to be detected as a block device, leading to the underlying device being hotplugged to the guest. This can cause filesystem-level errors on the host due to double inode allocation, and may lead to the host's block device being mounted as read-only. Version 3.26.0 contains a patch for the issue.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

kata-containers · kata-containers< 3.26.0

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions · Input Validation and Logic
Vendor: kata-containers
Published: January 2026
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), January 2026

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