CVE-2026-8936

HIGH

Unbounded recursion in grpcfuse kernel module allows container to crash Docker Desktop VM

Title source: cna

Description

Fixed 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. This issue has been fixed in Docker Desktop 4.76.0.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

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

Scores

CVSS v4 8.2

EPSS 0.0011

EPSS Percentile 1.7%

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:U/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-674

Status published

Products (1)

Docker/Docker Desktop 4.33.0 - 4.76.0

Published Jun 02, 2026

Tracked Since Jun 03, 2026