CVE-2026-33997 | Moby: Off-by-one error in plugin privilege validation

Moby is an open source container framework. Prior to version 29.3.1, a security vulnerability has been detected that allows plugins privilege validation to be bypassed during docker plugin install. Due to an error in the daemon's privilege comparison logic, the daemon may incorrectly accept a privilege set that differs from the one approved by the user. Plugins that request exactly one privilege are also affected, because no comparison is performed at all. This issue has been patched in version 29.3.1.

Published: 2026-03-31 Last update: 2026-04-03 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-33997 is rated Low Risk (27.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.01%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-33997

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-31 — 0.01% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-33997

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.6 5.2 [email protected]
8.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 5.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-33997

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-33997

GHSA-pxq6-2prw-chj9 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: go — Moby has an Off-by-one error in its plugin privilege validation

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-33997

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2026-33997: 1 source package rows (docker); 1 state rows across 1 repos (edge-community); fixed 1, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-33997
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-33997 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (docker.io), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 3, resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-33997
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33997
suse high — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33997/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-33997 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (docker.io, docker.io-app), 12 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 12. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-33997

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-33997

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mobyproject moby < 29.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:mobyproject:moby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-33997

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