arxivcs.CRcs.AIcs.SE2026-07-14
Bulkhead: Automated Semantic Detection and Remediation of Container Escape Vulnerabilities
Qiyuan Fan, Zhi Li, Junjie Li, XiaoFeng Wang, Bin Yuan, Deqing Zou
Filesystem isolation in container ecosystems is often weakened by cross-boundary path misresolution, causing path traversal (PaTra) vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities stem from insecure host-container interactions and have become increasingly pervasive as cloud systems mount…