CVE-2026-46331 pedit COW: User Namespace Abuse for CAP_NET_ADMIN via unshare

Ibrahim Saud@tektrix

•updated Jun 27, 2026•0•0•5

Detects the execution of the 'unshare' utility on Linux systems using command-line arguments that indicate the creation of new namespaces, particularly targeting user and network namespace isolation. Adversaries often use 'unshare' to bypass security controls or to facilitate container escapes by isolating processes from the host's environment.