Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization Affecting boxlite package, versions <0.9.0
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- published21 May 2026
- disclosed16 May 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 16 May 2026
NewCVE-2026-46695 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade boxlite to version 0.9.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization in the mounting of host directories in read-only mode into VM. An attacker can gain unauthorized write access to the host filesystem by remounting a shared directory as read-write from within the guest environment.