Symlink Attack Affecting kubevirt.io/kubevirt/cmd/virt-exportserver package, versions >=0.0.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-KUBEVIRTIOKUBEVIRTCMDVIRTEXPORTSERVER-17132208
  • published3 Jun 2026
  • disclosed28 May 2026
  • creditThai Son Dinh

Introduced: 28 May 2026

CVE-2026-9804  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for kubevirt.io/kubevirt/cmd/virt-exportserver.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the virt-exportserver process. An attacker can access sensitive files from the exporter pod's filesystem by placing a symbolic link within an exported filesystem Persistent Volume Claim (PVC) that points outside its designated mount root.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1