Lima: An arbitrary user in a QEMU VM could gain the root privilege in the VM via the guest agent socket
High-risk advisory
CVE-2026-53657
Summary
Lima: An arbitrary user in a QEMU VM could gain the root privilege in the VM via the guest agent socket
Why it matters
GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for github.com/lima-vm/lima/v2. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates, especially because EPSS places it in the 3% percentile.
Operator check
Check whether github.com/lima-vm/lima/v2 is present in application dependency manifests, lockfiles, or build images. Review the GitHub advisory and upgrade to a patched version where available. EPSS probability: 0.1%; percentile: 3%.
Sources
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