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High [CVE-2026-103916] Docker Sandboxes sbx cp does not safely confine host-side paths to a shared workspace

This high-severity Docker advisory covers CVE-2026-103916 affecting Docker Sandboxes.

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CVE-2026-103916
Affected products & platforms
DockerDocker Desktop
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Summary

Docker Sandboxes sbx cp does not safely confine host-side paths to a shared workspace. A malicious sandbox can create or replace a workspace symlink so that a later user-initiated copy reads a host file outside the workspace into the sandbox or writes sandbox-controlled data to a host path outside the workspace with the invoking user's permissions.

Affected versions
  • Docker Sandboxes 0.28.0 before 0.51.0

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 day ago·verify at source

Fixed versions
  • 0.51.0

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 day ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation
  • A malicious sandbox can create or replace a workspace symlink so that a later user-initiated copy reads a host file outside the workspace into the sandbox or writes sandbox-controlled data to a host path outside the workspace with the invoking user's permissions.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 day ago·verify at source

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