What is CVE-2026-77176?

CVE-2026-77176 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with High severity. Kata-containers: insufficient validation of createcontainer mount and storage rules in genpolicy

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2026-77176 cover?

CVE-2026-77176 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-77176. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2026-77176?

CVE-2026-77176 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-77176?

CVE-2026-77176 affects 2 products, including: azl3 kata-containers 3.32.0.kata0-2 on Azure Linux 3.0; azl3 kata-containers 3.32.0.kata0-5 on Azure Linux 3.0.

CVE-2026-77176HighCVSS 8.1

Kata-containers: insufficient validation of createcontainer mount and storage rules in genpolicy

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

August 25, 2026

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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🎯 Affected products2

azl3 kata-containers 3.32.0.kata0-2 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 kata-containers 3.32.0.kata0-5 on Azure Linux 3.0

✅ Remediation

Security Update — fixed build 3.32.0.kata0-5

🔗 References (2)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-77176
patchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade