# CVE-2026-65388 — Apple containerization

> As of 2026-09-17, CVE-2026-65388 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Apple containerization, CVSS v3.1 7.5. No Threadlinqs-tracked threat campaign has been attributed to CVE-2026-65388 as of 2026-09-17; the identifier is re-checked against the Threadlinqs threat corpus on every daily ingest.

**Last updated:** 2026-09-17

## What is CVE-2026-65388?

A remote attacker who controls a container registry may be able to direct a client's token request to a host of the attacker's choice, and disclose the victim's registry credentials to that host. This vulnerability is addressed in containerization version 0.41.0.

The record classifies CVE-2026-65388 under weakness class [CWE-601](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-601). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 19 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 7.5 — HIGH (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 3.8/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-09-16, last modified 2026-09-17

## Is CVE-2026-65388 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 30 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [Apple](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/apple): containerization

## How to fix CVE-2026-65388

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-65388 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-65388

No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-65388, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-09-17. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

**Other references**

- [github.com](https://github.com/apple/containerization/security/advisories/GHSA-mx96-5vvg-x2mg)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-65388
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-65388 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp