CVE-2026-24834

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 87% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Kata Containers is an open source project focusing on a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) that perform like containers. In versions prior to 3.27.0, an issue in Kata with Cloud Hypervisor allows a user of the container to modify the file system used by the Guest micro VM ultimately achieving arbitrary code execution as root in said VM. The current understanding is this doesn’t impact the security of the Host or of other containers / VMs running on that Host (note that arm64 QEMU lacks NVDIMM read-only support: It is believed that until the upstream QEMU gains this capability, a guest write could reach the image file). Version 3.27.0 patches the issue.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
56(Track*)
EG Risk 56/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
12.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 19, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Jun 30, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github_release, github, redhat.
redhat
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-24834.json
redhat

2441025 – (CVE-2026-24834) CVE-2026-24834 containerd-shim-kata-v2: Kata Containers: Arbitrary code execution in guest virtual machine via file system modification

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2441025
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24834
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Kata Container to Guest micro VM privilege escalation · Advisory · kata-containers/kata-containers · GitHub

https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/security/advisories/GHSA-wwj6-vghv-5p64
github_release Patch Available

Kata Containers 3.27.0

Patch available: kata-containers/kata-containers 3.27.0

https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/releases/tag/3.27.0
github_commit

commit 6a672503973b (kata-containers/kata-containers)

Fix landed in kata-containers/kata-containers commit 6a672503973b — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/commit/6a672503973bf7c687053e459bfff8a9652e16bf

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime—0.0.0-20260219090056-6a672503973b—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 16× in last 7d / 45× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-23 03:07 UTCEG score recompute
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  14. 2026-07-18 07:29 UTCOSV refresh
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  19. 2026-07-15 02:22 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
  20. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-15 01:21 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 9.4 · severity → CRITICAL
  23. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  19. 2026-06-30 04:42 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-06-30 04:31 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-24834?
CVE-2026-24834 is a high vulnerability published on February 19, 2026. Kata Containers is an open source project focusing on a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) that perform like containers. In versions prior to 3.27.0, an issue in Kata with Cloud Hypervisor allows a user of the container to modify the file system used by the Guest micro VM…
When was CVE-2026-24834 disclosed?
CVE-2026-24834 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 19, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-24834 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-24834 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 12.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-24834?
CVE-2026-24834 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-24834?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-24834, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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