High 8.8
CVE-2026-53359
AI Agent Demonstrates VM Escape via Exploitation of Linux Kernel CVE-2026-53359 and CVE-2026-9539
Vendor / product: Linux kernel (KVM), libslirp
Event date: 2026-08-27
Public PoC: Yes
First tracked by RiskWire: 2026-08-31
Named threat actors
Trail of Bits (security researchers demonstrating vulnerability)
Sources & citations (1)
- AI agent repeatedly escapes virtual machine in security test scworld.com · 2026-08-31
References
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