# CVE-2026-41568: Moby: Race condition in docker cp allows creation of arbitrary empty files on the host via symlink swap

- Also known as: GO-2026-5668, GHSA-VP62-88P7-QQF5
- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.0.0-beta.14
- Published: 2026-06-12 · Updated: 2026-06-12

## Affected

- moby: github.com/docker/docker/daemon \<= 28.5.2, Docker Engine \< 29.5.1, github.com/moby/moby/v2/daemon \< 2.0.0-beta.14
- github.com/docker/docker (Go): all versions
- github.com/moby/moby (Go): all versions
- github.com/moby/moby/v2 (Go): fixed in 2.0.0-beta.14
- github.com/docker/docker (Go): through 28.5.2
- github.com/moby/moby (Go): through 28.5.2

## Description

Moby is an open source container framework. In Docker Engine prior to version 29.5.1, Docker Daemon versions 28.5.2 and prior, and Moby Daemon prior to version 2.0.0-beta.14, a race condition during docker cp mount setup allows a malicious container to create empty files or directories at arbitrary absolute paths on the host filesystem. This issue has been patched in Docker Engine version 29.5.1 and Moby Daemon version 2.0.0-beta.14.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Docker, upgrade to a fixed version (2.0.0-beta.14) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/moby/moby/security/advisories/GHSA-vp62-88p7-qqf5

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