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High · 7.8 CVE-2026-109358 EUVD-2026-97660GHSA-vpr9-m7xg-f3fh

Edgeless Systems Contrast 1.8.0 before 1.24.1 World-Writable Containerd Config Privilege Escalation

Published Oct 12, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

Edgeless Systems Contrast 1.8.0 before 1.24.1 contains an incorrect permissions vulnerability where the node installer writes the containerd config world-writable (0666). Local unprivileged users on the node can modify the containerd config, for example overwriting the runc location, to escalate privileges.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
edgelesssys contrast 1.8.0 – < 1.24.1 1.24.1

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