A UNIX symbolic link following issue in the jailer component in Firecracker version v1.13.1 and earlier and 1.14.0 on Linux may allow a local host user with write access to the pre-created jailer directories to overwrite arbitrary host files via a symlink attack during the initialization copy at jailer startup, if the jailer is executed with root privileges.

To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to version v1.13.2 or 1.14.1 or above.
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Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Amazon
Amazon firecracker
Vendors & Products Amazon
Amazon firecracker

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


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Description A UNIX symbolic link following issue in the jailer component in Firecracker version v1.13.1 and earlier and 1.14.0 on Linux may allow a local host user with write access to the pre-created jailer directories to overwrite arbitrary host files via a symlink attack during the initialization copy at jailer startup, if the jailer is executed with root privileges. To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to version v1.13.2 or 1.14.1 or above.
Title Arbitrary Host File Overwrite via Symlink in Firecracker Jailer
Weaknesses CWE-61
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: AMZN

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-23T20:38:50.592Z

Reserved: 2026-01-23T20:11:49.349Z

Link: CVE-2026-1386

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-23T20:33:10.577Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-23T21:15:51.397

Modified: 2026-01-26T15:03:33.357

Link: CVE-2026-1386

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-01-23T20:25:02Z

Links: CVE-2026-1386 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-26T11:49:00Z

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