Description
A vulnerability has been found in deepseek-ai deepseek-harness up to 0.1.7-rc.2. Affected is an unknown function of the file packages/sandbox/sandbox-local/src/profiles.ts of the component Landlock Backend. Such manipulation leads to improper isolation or compartmentalization. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Published: 2026-09-28
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Improper Isolation / Compartmentalization
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A flaw was identified in deepseek-harness through version 0.1.7‑rc.2, located in packages/sandbox/sandbox-local/src/profiles.ts of the Landlock Backend component. The vulnerability permits manipulation that results in improper isolation or compartmentalization of sandboxed processes, potentially allowing a local attacker to escape the intended containment boundaries. The weakness corresponds to CWE‑653. Based on the description, it is inferred that an attacker could potentially escape the sandbox, but this is not explicitly documented.

Affected Systems

The product deepseek‑ai deepseek‑harness is affected through release 0.1.7‑rc.2. No other vendors or versions are reported as vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.8 indicates moderate severity. The vulnerability can only be exploited from a local context, as the description states that an attacker must have local presence. The EPSS score is unavailable, and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV. Therefore, while exploitation requires local access, the moderate score and lack of widespread exploitation data suggest a moderate risk to systems that run deepseek‑harness locally.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 28, 2026 at 16:50 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade deepseek‑harness to a version that corrects the sandbox isolation flaw.
  • Limit the privileges of the deepseek‑harness process to the minimum necessary, and restrict local users from executing it unless required.
  • If an immediate patch cannot be applied, consider disabling or isolating components that use the Landlock backend until a fix is released, and monitor logs for attempted sandbox escape attempts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 28, 2026 at 16:50 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability has been found in deepseek-ai deepseek-harness up to 0.1.7-rc.2. Affected is an unknown function of the file packages/sandbox/sandbox-local/src/profiles.ts of the component Landlock Backend. Such manipulation leads to improper isolation or compartmentalization. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Title deepseek-ai deepseek-harness Landlock Backend profiles.ts isolation
First Time appeared Deepseek-ai
Deepseek-ai deepseek-harness
Weaknesses CWE-653
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:deepseek-ai:deepseek-harness:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Deepseek-ai
Deepseek-ai deepseek-harness
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:P'}


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Deepseek-ai Deepseek-harness
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-28T16:26:46.422Z

Reserved: 2026-09-27T17:53:25.620Z

Link: CVE-2026-101078

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-28T16:26:40.372Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-28T16:17:12.370

Modified: 2026-09-28T17:17:47.633

Link: CVE-2026-101078

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-28T17:00:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-653

    Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization