9.9
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-58053
Gitea act_runner - Container Hardening Bypass via Workflow Container Options
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 28, 2026, 2:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 30, 2026, 3:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-58053 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Update act_runner and runner configurations to properly sanitize Docker job container options.
  • Update Gitea act_runner to a version that addresses this issue.
  • Review and restrict Docker container options allowed in workflows.
  • Configure runners to disallow dangerous Docker flags.
  • Avoid running untrusted workflows on Docker-backed runners.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-58053.

URL Resource
https://github.com/bikini/exploitarium/tree/main/gitea-act-runner-container-options-poc
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitea-act-runner-container-hardening-bypass-via-workflow-container-options
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jun. 30, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-58053', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'poc'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-06-30T14:12:40.647304Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Gitea', 'product': 'act_runner', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '0.262.0'}], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-269
    Added Reference https://github.com/bikini/exploitarium/tree/main/gitea-act-runner-container-options-poc
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitea-act-runner-container-hardening-bypass-via-workflow-container-options
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.