Uncontrolled Recursion in Docker Desktop - CVE-2026-8936
Published: June 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU133422
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-8936
CWE-ID: CWE-674
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion within the grpcfuse kernel module. A local user can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Affected software
Docker Desktop
How to mitigate CVE-2026-8936
Install updates from vendor's website.
Docker Desktop - update to 4.76.0