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Docker Sandboxes CVE-2026-12039

| EUVDEUVD-2026-37892 MEDIUM
Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints (CWE-923)
2026-06-18 security@docker.com GHSA-4crj-qc6g-g3xj
5.7
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: docker
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Vendor (docker) PRIMARY
5.7 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
vuln.today AI
5.5 MEDIUM

Local access and low sandbox privileges required; AC:L since DNS query issuance is trivial; C:H for arbitrary data exfiltration; no integrity or availability impact; scope unchanged as impact is on the sandbox workload's own data.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (docker).

CVSS VectorVendor: docker

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
Jun 18, 2026 - 17:02 EUVD
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Jun 18, 2026 - 14:33 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Jun 18, 2026 - 14:33 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

Docker Sandboxes (sbx) enforces an HTTP/S-only egress allowlist but does not apply it to DNS resolution: the per-network embedded DNS server forwards any queried name to the host resolver whenever the network is internet-connected, without consulting the policy. A workload inside a sandbox, which the threat model treats as untrusted, can therefore encode data into DNS labels for an attacker-controlled domain and exfiltrate it through a DNS covert channel, bypassing the configured allowlist.

AnalysisAI

DNS covert-channel exfiltration in Docker Sandboxes (sbx) prior to v0.33.0 allows untrusted workloads executing inside internet-connected sandboxes to bypass the configured HTTP/S-only egress allowlist by encoding data into DNS subdomain labels. The per-network embedded DNS resolver forwards all queried names to the host resolver without consulting egress policy, undermining the core isolation guarantee that sbx provides for AI agent workloads. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Gain low-privilege code execution inside internet-connected sbx sandbox
Delivery
Read sensitive data from environment or workspace
Exploit
Encode data as DNS subdomain labels
Execution
Issue DNS lookups to attacker-controlled domain
Persist
Embedded DNS server forwards queries to host resolver
Impact
Attacker's authoritative DNS server logs and reconstructs exfiltrated payload

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires two concrete conditions explicitly stated in the description: (1) the sandbox must be configured with an internet-connected network mode - sandboxes operating in air-gapped or offline network configurations are not affected because the DNS forwarding path to the host resolver does not exist; (2) the attacker must have low-privilege code execution inside the sandbox (PR:L per the CVSS 4.0 vector), consistent with being an untrusted workload or a compromised AI agent process. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The provided CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N) yields a score of 5.7 - moderate - reflecting local attack vector, low-privilege requirement, a specific attack condition (internet-connected network mode, AT:P), and high confidentiality impact. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario A malicious or compromised AI agent workload executing inside an internet-connected sbx sandbox reads sensitive values from the process environment or mounted workspace - such as API tokens or private key material - and encodes them as base32 subdomains of an attacker-controlled domain (e.g., data-chunk.exfil.attacker.com). The embedded DNS server, receiving the lookup, forwards it to the host resolver and onward to the attacker's authoritative DNS, where each query is logged server-side, reconstructing the exfiltrated payload. …
Remediation Upgrade Docker Sandboxes (sbx) to v0.33.0 or later, which gates DNS resolution on the configured egress policy, closing the DNS exfiltration channel. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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