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Docker Desktop < 4.76.0 VM Panic via Unbounded Recursion (CVE-2026-8936)

high Nessus Plugin ID 318782

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Synopsis

The remote host has an application installed that is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The version of Docker Desktop installed on the remote host is prior to 4.76.0. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability:

 - A VM panic caused by unbounded recursion in the grpcfuse kernel module when a container created deeply nested directories on a bind-mounted host folder and triggered a dentry invalidation event. (CVE-2026-8936)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Docker Desktop version 4.76.0 or later.

See Also

https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4760

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 318782

File Name: docker_desktop_cve-2026-8936.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 6/5/2026

Updated: 6/8/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-8936

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Threat Score: 5.5

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:docker:docker

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-8936

IAVA: 2026-A-0542