CVE-2026-12039 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-12039: Docker Sandboxes network egress allowlist bypass via unfiltered DNS resolution

Vendor Docker
Product Docker Sandboxes
Weakness CWE-923
Published June 18, 2026
Last update June 30, 2026

CVSS base score

5.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 18, 2026 CVE published
June 30, 2026 Record updated