Docker Sandboxes (sbx) enforces an HTTP/S-only egress allowlist but does not apply it to DNS resolution: the per-network embedded DNS server forwards any queried name to the host resolver whenever the network is internet-connected, without consulting the policy. A workload inside a sandbox, which the threat model treats as untrusted, can therefore encode data into DNS labels for an attacker-controlled domain and exfiltrate it through a DNS covert channel, bypassing the configured allowlist.

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Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Docker sandboxes
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:docker:sandboxes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Docker sandboxes

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Docker
Docker docker Sandboxes
Vendors & Products Docker
Docker docker Sandboxes

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Description Docker Sandboxes (sbx) enforces an HTTP/S-only egress allowlist but does not apply it to DNS resolution: the per-network embedded DNS server forwards any queried name to the host resolver whenever the network is internet-connected, without consulting the policy. A workload inside a sandbox, which the threat model treats as untrusted, can therefore encode data into DNS labels for an attacker-controlled domain and exfiltrate it through a DNS covert channel, bypassing the configured allowlist.
Title Docker Sandboxes network egress allowlist bypass via unfiltered DNS resolution
Weaknesses CWE-923
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Docker

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-30T16:37:53.157Z

Reserved: 2026-06-11T19:23:44.967Z

Link: CVE-2026-12039

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-18T15:00:11.463Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-20T22:56:08Z

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