# CVE-2026-9804: Kubevirt: kubevirt: vmexport directory symlink escape enables exporter pod file read

- Also known as: GO-2026-5883, GHSA-MPMF-3W4R-QFPF
- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-28 · Updated: 2026-09-10

## Affected

- container-native-virtualization/virt-exportserver-rhel9: version range not reported
- container-native-virtualization/virt-exportserver-rhel9: version range not reported
- container-native-virtualization/virt-exportserver-rhel9: version range not reported
- container-native-virtualization/virt-exportserver-rhel9: version range not reported
- container-native-virtualization/virt-exportserver-rhel9: version range not reported
- container-native-virtualization/virt-exportserver: version range not reported
- kubevirt.io/kubevirt (Go): all versions
- kubevirt.io/kubevirt (Go): through 1.9.0-beta.0

## Description

A flaw was found in KubeVirt's virt-exportserver component. An attacker with specific namespace-level access can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the VMExport directory endpoint. By placing a symbolic link (symlink) within an exported filesystem Persistent Volume Claim (PVC) that points outside its designated mount root, the attacker can read arbitrary files from the exporter pod's filesystem. This leads to information disclosure, potentially exposing sensitive data.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on container-native-virtualization/virt-exportserver-rhel9, container-native-virtualization/virt-exportserver, kubevirt.io/kubevirt, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27903
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27913
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27914
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27983
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28002
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9804
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2482487

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