Medium

CVE-2026-41568 — Moby: Race condition in docker cp allows creation of arbitrary empty files on the host via symlink swap

Moby is an open source container framework. In Docker Engine prior to version 29.5.1, Docker Daemon versions 28.5.2 and prior, and Moby Daemon prior to version 2.0.0-beta.14, a race condition during docker cp mount setup allows a malicious container to create empty files or directories at arbitrary absolute paths on the host filesystem. This issue has been patched in Docker Engine version 29.5.1 and Moby Daemon version 2.0.0-beta.14.

Published Jun 12, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: GitHub_M

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.1% (30-day exploitation probability)+0
Technical severity (medium)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.1%

ahead of 1% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

Docker

Engine and 2 more

CVSS base

6.1

Medium · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Partial

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

Documented mitigation — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Docker Engine, Moby Moby, Mobyproject Moby…).
Apply the documented mitigations until a definitive fix is available.
Exploitation requires user interaction: tighten email/web filtering and warn affected users.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Docker	Engine	< 29.5.1	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database
Moby	Moby	version github.com/moby/moby/v2/daemon < 2.0.0-beta.14version Docker Engine < 29.5.1version github.com/docker/docker/daemon <= 28.5.2	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Mobyproject	Moby	≤ 28.5.2	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database
Mobyproject	Moby/v2	version 2.0.0-beta11version 2.0.0-beta12version 2.0.0-beta13version 2.0.0-beta2version 2.0.0-beta3version 2.0.0-beta4version 2.0.0-beta5version 2.0.0-beta6 and 6 more version 2.0.0-beta7version 2.0.0-beta8version 2.0.0-beta9version 2.0.0-beta10version 2.0.0-beta1version 2.0.0-beta0	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Local

Attack complexity

High

Privileges required

Low

User interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
6.1	CVSS 3.1	Medium	0.8	4.7	security-advisories@github.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
6.1	CVSS 3.1	Medium	—	—	GitHub_M via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H (score shown at the top: security-advisories@github.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-81

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.10%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.

endpoint telemetry (EDR)

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · moby/moby
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
Fix documented
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVSS changed · 6.1
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Analyzed
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
Jun 12, 2026 · GitHub_M

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

1 on the record

github.com/moby/moby/security/advisories/GHSA-vp62-88p7-qqf5
Mitigation, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_CONFIRM, NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Docker
every CVE for this vendor

CWE-81
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

High CVE-2026-92543 Docker Engine insecure-registry fallback via malicious DNS responses 8d
Medium CVE-2026-92542 Blind VXLAN injection into encrypted overlay networks from cluster peer 8d
High CVE-2026-42306 Moby: Race condition in docker cp allows bind mount redirection to host path Jun 12, 2026
High CVE-2026-33997 Moby: Off-by-one error in plugin privilege validation Mar 31, 2026
High CVE-2026-34040 Moby: AuthZ plugin bypass with oversized request body Mar 31, 2026

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-41568 is "Moby: Race condition in docker cp allows creation of arbitrary empty files on the host via symlink swap", rated Medium. It affects Engine (Docker); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 6.1 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.10% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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