CVE-2026-122192
Published:November 04, 2026
Updated:November 06, 2026
Improper handling of a failed memory remap in Firecracker versions 0.23.0 through 1.16.1 might allow a guest user with root privileges to read or modify Firecracker VMM process memory via balloon or virtio-mem discard requests on microVMs restored from a snapshot with the File memory backend, if the host fails to create the replacement mapping.
To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to Firecracker 1.16.2 or 1.17.0 and later.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.23.0 <v1.16.2 || >=v1.0.0 <v1.16.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.16.2Related Resources (6)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.16