CVE-2026-5747
HIGHOut-of-bounds Write in Firecracker virtio-pci Transport
Title source: cnaDescription
An out-of-bounds write issue in the virtio PCI transport in Firecracker 1.13.0 through 1.14.3 and 1.15.0 on x86_64 and aarch64 might allow a local guest user with root privileges to crash the Firecracker VMM process or potentially execute arbitrary code on the host via modification of virtio queue configuration registers after device activation. Achieving code execution on the host requires additional preconditions, such as the use of a custom guest kernel or specific snapshot configurations. To remediate this, users should upgrade to Firecracker 1.14.4 or 1.15.1 and later.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
4.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-369
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (4)
AWS/Firecracker
1.13.0 - 1.14.3
AWS/Firecracker
1.14.4
AWS/Firecracker
1.15.0
AWS/Firecracker
1.15.1
Published
Apr 08, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 08, 2026