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CVE-2019-5736

🗓️ 11 Feb 2019 00:00:00Reported by mitreType 
cve
 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 12 Media mentions👁 777 Views🌐 WEB

runc through 1.0-rc6 allows attackers to overwrite the host runc binary and obtain host root access by executing a command as root in a new or existing container

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0day.today		runC < 1.0-rc6 (Docker < 18.09.2) - Host Command Execution Exploit
12 Feb 201900:00
–zdt
0day.today		runc < 1.0-rc6 (Docker < 18.09.2) - Container Breakout (2)
15 Feb 201900:00
–zdt
0day.today		Docker Container Escape Exploit
1 Jul 202100:00
–zdt
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Private for Data is affected by an issue with runc used by Docker
3 Oct 201922:50
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Docker affects PowerKVM
17 May 201916:10
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Private is affected by an issue with runc used by Docker
3 Nov 202122:17
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Kubernetes affects IBM Watson Studio Local
20 Dec 201913:53
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Functions is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in runc
18 Feb 201920:15
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM API Connect is affected by a critical vulnerability in Kubernetes via runc (CVE-2019-5736)
5 Mar 201917:05
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in runc
18 Feb 201919:10
–ibm
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NVD
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dockerdockerRange<18.09.2
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linuxfoundationruncRange≤0.1.1
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linuxfoundationruncMatch1.0.0rc1
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linuxfoundationruncMatch1.0.0rc2
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linuxfoundationruncMatch1.0.0rc3
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linuxfoundationruncMatch1.0.0rc4
OR
linuxfoundationruncMatch1.0.0rc5
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linuxfoundationruncMatch1.0.0rc6
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redhatcontainer_development_kitMatch3.7
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redhatopenshiftMatch3.4
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redhatopenshiftMatch3.5
OR
redhatopenshiftMatch3.6
OR
redhatopenshiftMatch3.7
OR
redhatenterprise_linuxMatch8.0
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_serverMatch7.0
Node
googlekubernetes_engineMatch-
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linuxcontainerslxcRange<3.2.0
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hponesphereMatch-
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netapphci_management_nodeMatch-
OR
netappsolidfireMatch-
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apachemesosRange1.4.0–1.4.3
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apachemesosRange1.5.0–1.5.3
OR
apachemesosRange1.6.0–1.6.2
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apachemesosRange1.7.0–1.7.2
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opensusebackports_sleMatch15.0-
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opensusebackports_sleMatch15.0sp1
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opensuseleapMatch15.0
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opensuseleapMatch15.1
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opensuseleapMatch42.3
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d2iqkubernetes_engineRange<2.2.0-1.13.3
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d2iqdc/osRange<1.10.10
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d2iqdc/osRange1.10.11–1.11.9
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d2iqdc/osRange1.11.10–1.12.1
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fedoraprojectfedoraMatch29
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fedoraprojectfedoraMatch30
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canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch16.04lts
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canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch18.04lts
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canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch18.10
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canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch19.04
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microfocusservice_management_automationMatch2018.02
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microfocusservice_management_automationMatch2018.05
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microfocusservice_management_automationMatch2018.08
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microfocusservice_management_automationMatch2018.11
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
/proc/self/exepath/proc/self/exeContainer can overwrite the host runc binary via /proc/self/exe leading to host code execution (CVE-2019-5736).CWE-78
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17 Jun 2026 02:38Current
8.8High risk
Vulners AI Score8.8
CVSS 3.18.6
CVSS 29.3
EPSS0.9857
CWE-78In Wild
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