runc through 1.0-rc6, as used in Docker before 18.09.2 and other products, allows attackers to overwrite the host runc binary (and consequen
Noroxi assessment
Priority: This week (action score 64/100)
- A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 98.4% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.9% of all records.
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: oci-systemd-hook (AlmaLinux:8) 1:0.1.15-2.git2d0b8a3.module_el8.5.0+119+9a9ec082, 1:0.1.15-2.git2d0b8a3.module_el8.3.0+2044+12421f43, 1:0.1.15-2.git2d0b8a3.module_el8.4.0+2496+12421f43; oci-umount (AlmaLinux:8) 2:2.3.4-2.git87f9237.module_el8.5.0+119+9a9ec082, 2:2.3.4-2.git87f9237.module_el8.3.0+2044+12421f43, 2:2.3.4-2.git87f9237.module_el8.4.0+2496+12421f43; lxc (Alpine:v3.10) 3.1.0-r1.
- Mentioned 3 times in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to oci-systemd-hook (AlmaLinux:8) 1:0.1.15-2.git2d0b8a3.module_el8.5.0+119+9a9ec082, 1:0.1.15-2.git2d0b8a3.module_el8.3.0+2044+12421f43, 1:0.1.15-2.git2d0b8a3.module_el8.4.0+2496+12421f43; oci-umount (AlmaLinux:8) 2:2.3.4-2.git87f9237.module_el8.5.0+119+9a9ec082, 2:2.3.4-2.git87f9237.module_el8.3.0+2044+12421f43, 2:2.3.4-2.git87f9237.module_el8.4.0+2496+12421f43; lxc (Alpine:v3.10) 3.1.0-r1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
runc through 1.0-rc6, as used in Docker before 18.09.2 and other products, allows attackers to overwrite the host runc binary (and consequently obtain host root access) by leveraging the ability to execute a command as root within one of these types of containers: (1) a new container with an attacker-controlled image, or (2) an existing container, to which the attacker previously had write access, that can be attached with docker exec. This occurs because of file-descriptor mishandling, related to /proc/self/exe.
- BDU:2019-00826
- ALSA-2019:0975
- openSUSE-SU-2019:0170-1
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1227-1
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1275-1
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1444-1
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1499-1
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1506-1
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2021-1
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2245-1
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2286-1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10693-1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10762-1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11030-1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11358-1
- RHSA-2019:0303
- RHSA-2019:0304
- RHSA-2019:0408
- RHSA-2019:0975
- RLSA-2019:0975
- Published
- Feb 11, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 98.5% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-78
Report tools
Action score
64
This week
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.
- CVSS
- 34 / 40 · 8.6 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 30 / 30 · 98.5%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| docker | docker | cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker |
| linuxfoundation | runc | cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:runc |
| redhat | container development kit | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:container_development_kit |
| redhat | openshift | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift |
| redhat | enterprise linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux |
| redhat | enterprise linux server | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server |
| kubernetes engine | cpe:2.3:a:google:kubernetes_engine | |
| linuxcontainers | lxc | cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc |
| hp | onesphere | cpe:2.3:a:hp:onesphere |
| netapp | hci management node | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node |
| netapp | solidfire | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire |
| apache | mesos | cpe:2.3:a:apache:mesos |
and 7 more
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Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- docker dockerbefore 18.09.2
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | oci-systemd-hook | before 1:0.1.15-2.git2d0b8a3.module_el8.5.0+119+9a9ec082 | 1:0.1.15-2.git2d0b8a3.module_el8.5.0+119+9a9ec082 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | oci-systemd-hook | before 1:0.1.15-2.git2d0b8a3.module_el8.3.0+2044+12421f43 | 1:0.1.15-2.git2d0b8a3.module_el8.3.0+2044+12421f43 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | oci-systemd-hook | before 1:0.1.15-2.git2d0b8a3.module_el8.4.0+2496+12421f43 | 1:0.1.15-2.git2d0b8a3.module_el8.4.0+2496+12421f43 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | oci-umount | before 2:2.3.4-2.git87f9237.module_el8.5.0+119+9a9ec082 | 2:2.3.4-2.git87f9237.module_el8.5.0+119+9a9ec082 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | oci-umount | before 2:2.3.4-2.git87f9237.module_el8.3.0+2044+12421f43 | 2:2.3.4-2.git87f9237.module_el8.3.0+2044+12421f43 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | oci-umount | before 2:2.3.4-2.git87f9237.module_el8.4.0+2496+12421f43 | 2:2.3.4-2.git87f9237.module_el8.4.0+2496+12421f43 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | lxc | before 3.1.0-r1 | 3.1.0-r1 |
| Debian:12 | lxc | before 1:3.1.0+really3.0.3-4 | 1:3.1.0+really3.0.3-4 |
| Debian:12 | runc | before 1.0.0~rc6+dfsg1-2 | 1.0.0~rc6+dfsg1-2 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | containerd | before 1.2.5-lp150.4.14.3 | 1.2.5-lp150.4.14.3 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | containerd | before 1.2.6-lp151.2.6.1 | 1.2.6-lp151.2.6.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | docker | before 18.09.6_ce-lp150.5.17.2 | 18.09.6_ce-lp150.5.17.2 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | docker | before 19.03.1_ce-lp151.2.12.1 | 19.03.1_ce-lp151.2.12.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | docker-runc | before 1.0.0rc8+gitr3826_425e105d5a03-lp151.3.6.1 | 1.0.0rc8+gitr3826_425e105d5a03-lp151.3.6.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | docker-runc | before 1.0.0rc6+gitr3804_2b18fe1d885e-lp150.5.21.2 | 1.0.0rc6+gitr3804_2b18fe1d885e-lp150.5.21.2 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | go | before 1.12-lp150.2.11.1 | 1.12-lp150.2.11.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | go1.11 | before 1.11.9-lp150.9.3 | 1.11.9-lp150.9.3 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | go1.12 | before 1.12.4-lp150.2.2 | 1.12.4-lp150.2.2 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | golang-github-docker-libnetwork | before 0.7.0.1+gitr2726_872f0a83c98a-lp150.3.14.1 | 0.7.0.1+gitr2726_872f0a83c98a-lp150.3.14.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | golang-github-docker-libnetwork | before 0.7.0.1+gitr2800_fc5a7d91d54c-lp151.2.6.1 | 0.7.0.1+gitr2800_fc5a7d91d54c-lp151.2.6.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | lxc | before 3.1.0-lp150.2.10.1 | 3.1.0-lp150.2.10.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | lxcfs | before 3.0.3-lp150.2.3.1 | 3.0.3-lp150.2.3.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | containerd | before 1.2.5-lp151.2.3.1 | 1.2.5-lp151.2.3.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | docker | before 18.09.6_ce-lp151.2.3.1 | 18.09.6_ce-lp151.2.3.1 |
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- CVE-2014-9357Docker 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a crafted (1) image or (2) build in a Dockerfile in 42Plan
- CVE-2014-0048An issue was found in Docker before 1.6.0.41Plan
- CVE-2018-15514HandleRequestAsync in Docker for Windows before 18.06.0-ce-rc3-win68 (edge) and before 18.06.0-ce-win72 (stable) deserialized requests over 36Monitor
- CVE-2020-14300The docker packages version docker-1.13.1-108.git4ef4b30.el7 as released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras via RHBA-2020:0053 (https://a35Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| almalinux:oci-systemd-hook | 1:0.1.15-2.git2d0b8a3.module_el8.5.0+119+9a9ec082 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:oci-umount | 2:2.3.4-2.git87f9237.module_el8.5.0+119+9a9ec082 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| alpine:lxc | 3.1.0-r1 · Alpine:v3.10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:lxc | 1:3.1.0+really3.0.3-4 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:runc | 1.0.0~rc6+dfsg1-2 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:containerd | 1.2.5-lp151.2.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:docker | 18.09.6_ce-lp151.2.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:docker-runc | 1.0.0rc6+gitr3804_2b18fe1d885e-lp151.3.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:flatpak | 1.11.3-1.2 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:go | 1.12-lp151.2.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:go1.11 | 1.11.9-lp151.2.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:go1.12 | 1.12.4-lp151.2.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:golang-github-docker-libnetwork | 0.7.0.1+gitr2726_872f0a83c98a-lp151.2.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:lxc | 3.1.0-lp150.2.10.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:lxcfs | 3.0.3-lp150.2.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:runc | 1.0.2-1.2 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:docker | 2:1.13.1-91.git07f3374.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:docker-client | 2:1.13.1-91.git07f3374.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:docker-common | 2:1.13.1-91.git07f3374.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:docker-debuginfo | 2:1.13.1-91.git07f3374.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:docker-logrotate | 2:1.13.1-91.git07f3374.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:docker-lvm-plugin | 2:1.13.1-91.git07f3374.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:docker-novolume-plugin | 2:1.13.1-91.git07f3374.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:docker-rhel-push-plugin | 2:1.13.1-91.git07f3374.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:docker-unit-test | 2:1.12.6-79.git5680db5.el7 · Red Hat:openshift:3.4::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:docker-v1.10-migrator | 2:1.13.1-91.git07f3374.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:runc | 0:1.0.0-59.dev.git2abd837.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:runc-debuginfo | 0:1.0.0-59.dev.git2abd837.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:oci-systemd-hook | 1:0.1.15-2.git2d0b8a3.module+el8.4.0+557+48ba8b2f · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:oci-umount | 2:2.3.4-2.git87f9237.module+el8.4.0+557+48ba8b2f · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
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Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×2
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×28
Noroxi does not host or link to exploit code. Metasploit module names and Nuclei template ids are shown (names, not code); Exploit-DB entries and PoC repositories are given as counts only.
| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit module | exploit/linux/local/docker_runc_escapeDocker Container Escape Via runC Overwriteexploit | 2019-01-01 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:211 | 2019-02-12 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:658 | 2019-02-13 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:14 | 2019-02-14 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2019-02-14 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2019-02-14 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:7 | 2019-02-15 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2019-02-19 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:86 | 2019-02-20 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2019-02-28 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2019-03-27 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2019-04-13 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-42 d
- Published
- First PoCsame day
- TodayOct 15, 2026+2803 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-20-461 · Jun 24, 2020(Docker Sunucu Güvenlik Güncellemesi)
- TR-19-015 · Feb 20, 2019(Cisco Güvenlik Güncellemeleri Yayınladı)
- TR-19-014 · Feb 19, 2019(VMware Güvenlik Güncellemesi Yayınladı)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
User input is inserted as text into a shell command. The shell may interpret special characters in the input as part of the command.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-78 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const host = req.body.host;exec("ping -c 1 " + host, onResult);Fixed
const host = req.body.host;if (!/^[a-z0-9.-]{1,253}$/i.test(host)) return res.sendStatus(400);execFile("ping", ["-c", "1", host], onResult);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Command DelimitersCAPEC-15likelihood: High · High
- Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation LayersCAPEC-43likelihood: Medium · High
- Argument InjectionCAPEC-6likelihood: High · High
- OS Command InjectionCAPEC-88likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00074.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00091.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00060.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00073.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00011.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00015.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00084.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00007.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00029.html
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/165197/Docker-runc-Command-Execution-Proof-Of-Concept.html
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/23/1
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/06/3
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/06/4
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/24/1
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/29/3
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/31/6
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/01/1
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/02/3
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.