CVE-2026-7374

A flaw was found in KubeVirt's virt-handler component. This vulnerability allows an authenticated OpenShift user with edit permissions in a single namespace to exploit improper symlink validation when connecting to virtual machine console sockets. By replacing the console socket with a symlink to the host's container runtime (CRI-O) socket, an attacker can hijack virt-handler's privileged connection. This enables the attacker to access any Unix socket on the host, potentially leading to full control of the node and the entire cluster.
Configurations

No configuration.

History

23 Jul 2026, 12:10

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Summary
  • (es) Se encontró una falla en el componente virt-handler de KubeVirt. Esta vulnerabilidad permite a un usuario autenticado de OpenShift con permisos de edición en un único espacio de nombres explotar una validación incorrecta de enlaces simbólicos al conectarse a los sockets de consola de la máquina virtual. Al reemplazar el socket de la consola con un enlace simbólico al socket del tiempo de ejecución de contenedores (CRI-O) del host, un atacante puede secuestrar la conexión privilegiada del virt-handler. Esto permite al atacante acceder a cualquier socket Unix en el host, lo que podría llevar al control total del nodo y de todo el clúster.

30 Jun 2026, 03:21

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References
  • () https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-7374.json -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20720 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20720 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20736 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20736 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20763 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20763 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20767 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20767 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20782 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20782 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20825 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20825 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20866 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20866 -
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References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20890 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20890 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20975 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20975 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-7374 - () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-7374 -
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2463728 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2463728 -

28 May 2026, 03:16

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20767 -

27 May 2026, 07:16

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20720 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20736 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20763 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20782 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20825 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20866 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20886 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20890 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20975 -

26 May 2026, 14:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-26 14:16

Updated : 2026-08-03 13:18


NVD link : CVE-2026-7374

Mitre link : CVE-2026-7374

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-7374


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Products Affected

No product.

CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')