Answer in brief
CVE-2026-109358 records a High severity (CVSS 8.5) vulnerability in Edgeless Systems Contrast 1.8.0 before 1.24.1 World-Writable Containerd Config Privilege Escalation. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps edgelesssys/contrast (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 8.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps edgelesssys/contrast (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| edgelesssys/contrastgeneric | >=1.8.0 <1.24.1 | 1.24.1 |
Published upstream
Oct 12, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 12, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 12, 2026
Edgeless Systems Contrast 1.8.0 before 1.24.1 contains an incorrect permissions vulnerability where the node installer writes the containerd config world-writable (0666). Local unprivileged users on the node can modify the containerd config, for example overwriting the runc location, to escalate privileges.
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