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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-24834

Kata Containers is an open source project focusing on a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) that perform like containers.

Published Feb 19, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 15, 2026 · Kata Containers is an

Last checked Nov 12, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-24834. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of Kata Containers is an is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Kata Containers is an).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Critical9.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.24%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor kata-containers kata-containers < 3.27.0

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 3.27.0, an issue in Kata with Cloud Hypervisor allows a user of the container to modify the file system used by the Guest micro VM ultimately achieving arbitrary code execution as root in said VM. The current understanding is this doesn’t impact the security of the Host or of other containers / VMs running on that Host (note that arm64 QEMU lacks NVDIMM read-only support: It is believed that until the upstream QEMU gains this c

Are you affected?

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  • vendor kata-containers kata-containers < 3.27.0< 3.27.0

How to fix CVE-2026-24834

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-24834. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of Kata Containers is an is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with kata-containers kata-containers < 3.27.0 < 3.27.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.24%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 19, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    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 3.27.0, an issue in Kata with Cloud Hypervisor allows a user of the container to modify the file system used by the Guest micro VM ultimately achieving arbitrary code execution as root in said VM. The current understanding is this

  2. Jul 15, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 3.27.0, an issue in Kata with Cloud Hypervisor allows a user of the container to modify the file system used by the Guest micro VM ultimately achieving arbitrary code execution as root in said VM. The current understanding is this

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-24834

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-24834

    30-day exploitation probability 0.24%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-7734

    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 3.27.0, an issue in Kata with Cloud Hypervisor allows a user of the container to modify the file system used by

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 12, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 9, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 6, 2026
  • EUVDNov 5, 2026