CVE-2026-15792 (GCVE-0-2026-15792)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-21 16:10 – Updated: 2026-07-21 17:01
VLAI
Title
Possible panic when incorrect parameters sent from frontend
Summary
A malicious BuildKit client or frontend could craft a request that could lead to BuildKit daemon crashing with a panic.
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-21 17:01 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
moby BuildKit Affected: 0 , < 0.31.2 (semver)
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