BuildKit's cache mount source= selector on Windows Container on Windows (WCOW) workers does not detect NTFS directory junctions placed inside the cache root. A build authored by an untrusted user on a WCOW-configured BuildKit daemon can read arbitrary host files reachable to the BuildKit daemon process.

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Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Description BuildKit's cache mount source= selector on Windows Container on Windows (WCOW) workers does not detect NTFS directory junctions placed inside the cache root. A build authored by an untrusted user on a WCOW-configured BuildKit daemon can read arbitrary host files reachable to the BuildKit daemon process.
Title WCOW cache mount source selector resolves NTFS junctions outside of cache root
Weaknesses CWE-59
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Docker

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-20T19:12:56.386Z

Reserved: 2026-07-14T19:25:38.521Z

Link: CVE-2026-15788

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Updated: 2026-07-20T22:15:03Z

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