Is CVE-2026-8936 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-8936 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-8936?

Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 8.2, published 2 June 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Docker Docker Desktop before 4.76.0.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-8936?

A patch was published on 2026-06-02: Fixed in Docker Desktop 4.76.0 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-8936 attacked?

It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-8936?

Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-8936: Docker Desktop VM panic via unbounded recursion in grpcfuse

CVE-2026-8936 · Severity: info · CVSS 8.2 · Published 2026-06-02

A vulnerability in Docker Desktop could allow a local user to crash the underlying virtual machine. By creating deeply nested folders within a shared directory, a container can trigger a system failure (kernel panic). This results in a denial of service, impacting the availability of the Docker environment and any running applications.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-8936 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-8936 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-8936?: Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 8.2, published 2 June 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Docker Docker Desktop before 4.76.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-8936?: A patch was published on 2026-06-02: Fixed in Docker Desktop 4.76.0 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-8936 attacked?: It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-8936?: Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

An uncontrolled recursion vulnerability (CWE-674) exists in the grpcfuse kernel module of Docker Desktop. The issue is triggered when a container creates deeply nested directories on a bind-mounted host folder, subsequently triggering a dentry invalidation event. This leads to a kernel panic within the Docker Desktop virtual machine. The attack requires local access with low privileges to create files within a bind mount. A fix is available in Docker Desktop version 4.76.0.

Affected products

Docker Docker Desktop before 4.76.0

Timeline

2026-06-02: disclosed
2026-06-02: advisory
2026-06-02: patched: Fixed in Docker Desktop 4.76.0

References

https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/

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