Description
Gitea act_runner with the Docker backend (through act 0.262.0) passes a workflow's container.options string to the Docker job container's HostConfig and, when configured with privileged: false, forces only the Privileged flag off while merging options such as --pid=host, --cap-add, and --security-opt unchanged. A user who can run a workflow on a Docker-backed runner can create a job container with host namespaces and broad capabilities and escape to the host as root despite privileged mode being disabled.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gitea | act_runner | ≤ 0.262.0 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-2116 Gitea (act_runner): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 28, 2026
References
- Proof of Concept exploit third-party-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: Gitea act_runner - Container Hardening Bypass via Workflow Container Options third-party-advisory