CVE-2021-41091

MEDIUM

Moby - Path Traversal

Title source: llm

Description

Moby is an open-source project created by Docker to enable software containerization. A bug was found in Moby (Docker Engine) where the data directory (typically `/var/lib/docker`) contained subdirectories with insufficiently restricted permissions, allowing otherwise unprivileged Linux users to traverse directory contents and execute programs. When containers included executable programs with extended permission bits (such as `setuid`), unprivileged Linux users could discover and execute those programs. When the UID of an unprivileged Linux user on the host collided with the file owner or group inside a container, the unprivileged Linux user on the host could discover, read, and modify those files. This bug has been fixed in Moby (Docker Engine) 20.10.9. Users should update to this version as soon as possible. Running containers should be stopped and restarted for the permissions to be fixed. For users unable to upgrade limit access to the host to trusted users. Limit access to host volumes to trusted containers.

Exploits (4)

nomisec WORKING POC 65 stars
by UncleJ4ck · poc
https://github.com/UncleJ4ck/CVE-2021-41091
nomisec WORKING POC 2 stars
by SNE-M23-SN · poc
https://github.com/SNE-M23-SN/Vulnerable-Docker-Engine
github WORKING POC 1 stars
by JorgeRh4ck · pythonpoc
https://github.com/JorgeRh4ck/CVE-Exploits/tree/main/CVE-2021-41091
nomisec WORKING POC
by jrbH4CK · poc
https://github.com/jrbH4CK/CVE-2021-41091

Scores

CVSS v3 6.3
EPSS 0.0475
EPSS Percentile 89.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Details

CWE
CWE-281 CWE-732
Status published
Products (5)
docker/docker 0 - 20.10.9Go
fedoraproject/fedora 34
fedoraproject/fedora 35
moby/moby 0 - 20.10.9Go
mobyproject/moby < 20.10.9
Published Oct 04, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026