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Daytona: Path traversal in sandbox volume id mounts arbitrary host paths into the sandbox — cross-tenant data access and host escape

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jun 17, 2026 in daytonaio/daytona • Updated Jul 20, 2026

Package

gomod github.com/daytonaio/daytona (Go)

Affected versions

<= 0.185.0

Patched versions

0.186.0

Description

Summary

A sandbox volume reference (volumeId, which may also be a volume name) was forwarded to the
runner and used to build the host bind-mount source path without confinement. A reference
containing path-traversal sequences could in principle resolve the mount source outside the
intended per-volume base directory.

Impact

Had the traversal been reachable, an authenticated user could have caused the runner to
bind-mount an unintended host path into their sandbox, with a worst-case impact of read and
write access to other tenants' volume data (per-volume FUSE mounts are world-readable and
writable).

Important: this path was not exploitable in any released version. A volume reference is
validated against the database before it reaches the runner, and the volume id column is a
UUID type, so a reference containing traversal sequences is rejected at validation time and
the request fails before any mount is constructed. We could not reproduce cross-tenant access
or an out-of-base host mount on a released build; the observable effect of the documented
payload was a server-side validation error. Severity is assessed as Medium on that basis.

Patches

Fixed in v0.186.0. Volume references are now resolved to the canonical volume UUID
server-side before reaching the runner, so a name can never flow downstream as a path
component, and the runner confines the mount source to the volume base directory and rejects
any non-UUID reference.

Workarounds

Upgrade to v0.186.0 or later. No configuration workaround is required for released versions,
which were not exploitable.

Credit

Reported by @vnth4nhnt from CyStack.

References

@aprojic aprojic published to daytonaio/daytona Jun 17, 2026
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jun 18, 2026
Reviewed Jun 18, 2026
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 23, 2026
Last updated Jul 20, 2026

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(7th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Learn more on MITRE.

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Learn more on MITRE.

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. Learn more on MITRE.

Improper Privilege Management

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2026-54319

GHSA ID

GHSA-fjv8-j4p5-cr9m

Source code

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