Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization Affecting boxlite-cli package, versions <0.9.0
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- published21 May 2026
- disclosed16 May 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 16 May 2026
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How to fix?
Upgrade boxlite-cli 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.