CVE-2026-53657
High
Description
Lima launches Linux virtual machines, typically on macOS, for running containerd. Prior to 2.1.3, on an instance of Lima running with the qemu driver, an arbitrary user in the VM could access /run/lima-guestagent.sock when the guest agent is enabled, which could result in running arbitrary commands with root privileges in the VM because the guest agent socket provides tunneling for arbitrary addresses, including Unix socket addresses for privileged daemons like D-Bus. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.3.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.2
Exploit probability9. percentile0.2%
ProductGithub.com/lima-vm/lima/v2
PublishedJul 10, 2026
First seenJul 10, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-276CWE-276CWE-668CWE-668
How to fix
Update
- github.com/lima-vm/lima/v22.1.3 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| github.com/lima-vm/lima/v2Go | v < 2.1.3 | 2.1.3 |
| github.com/lima-vm/limaGo | No range specified | — |
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