proot-distro is a utility for managing proot containers. Prior to version 5.1.6, proot-distro restore accepted hardlink entries whose linkname referenced another installed container and did not verify that the hardlink source container matched the destination container being restored, allowing a crafted restore archive to copy files between otherwise isolated containers. This issue is fixed in version 5.1.6.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7h3g-4w2f-fj2f proot-distro has a Container Isolation Bypass via Crafted Restore Archive
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Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description proot-distro is a utility for managing proot containers. Prior to version 5.1.6, proot-distro restore accepted hardlink entries whose linkname referenced another installed container and did not verify that the hardlink source container matched the destination container being restored, allowing a crafted restore archive to copy files between otherwise isolated containers. This issue is fixed in version 5.1.6.
Title proot-distro has a Container Isolation Bypass via Crafted Restore Archive
Weaknesses CWE-668
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-29T18:07:46.535Z

Reserved: 2026-06-15T23:07:33.232Z

Link: CVE-2026-54727

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-29T18:07:43.662Z

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