CVE-2026-53657

Lima launches Linux virtual machines, typically on macOS, for running containerd. Prior to 2.1.3, on an instance of Lima running with the qemu driver, an arbitrary user in the VM could access /run/lima-guestagent.sock when the guest agent is enabled, which could result in running arbitrary commands with root privileges in the VM because the guest agent socket provides tunneling for arbitrary addresses, including Unix socket addresses for privileged daemons like D-Bus. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.3.

CVSS v3 8.2 HIGH

8.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.5 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/commit/8a45892378d22f40505c31a38f786a07701b6d50
https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/commit/b08cae8a670cf916d5da11c48a6de76dabd89678
https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/releases/tag/v2.1.3
https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/security/advisories/GHSA-2j9v-p4xj-cjw2

Configurations

No configuration.

History

10 Jul 2026, 17:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-10 17:16

Updated : 2026-07-14 02:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-53657

Mitre link : CVE-2026-53657

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53657

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

CWE-668

Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

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