CVE-2026-44210: Kata Containers have VM Escape via virtiofsd Argument Injection through Default-Enabled Pod Annotations

Overview

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.9)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2026-Jul

Released

2026-07-25

Last Updated

2026-08-07

EPSS Score

0.50% (percentile: 41.3%)

Affected Products (3)

Other

• 21486-17084
• 21553-17084
• 21674-17084

Revision History

• 2026-07-25: Information published.
• 2026-08-07: Information published.