Firecracker VM Escape: PwnEscape Part 2
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#6Peak rank
2Days on list
271Score · 7d
Nov 6, 2026First seen
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On Hacker News
- Points
- 218
- Comments
- 105
- Submitted by
- SerCe
- Posted
- Nov 6, 2026
- Site
- pwn.ai
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on pwn.ai.
Trending history
Firecracker VM Escape: PwnEscape Part 2 was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 6, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 91 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #6 of 30, reached on Nov 7, 13:39 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 7, 18:09 UTC. The same link also trended on Lobsters, which raises its cross-platform score.
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Where it trended
| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
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| Hacker News · Front page | #6 | 2 | 91 | |
| LLobsters · Hottest Firecracker VM Escape: PwnEscape Part 2 | same link | |||
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
I really wish they would have expanded on this paragraph in their article further: > The configuration used here had no jailer. Firecracker's production containment includes dropping privileges and restricting the process through namespaces and seccomp. A deployment using those controls requires a separate assessment…
I am more convinced by the day that the Nova Microhypervisor approach is correct. Do virtualization with a tiny formally verified microkernel and have complex kernels like Linux run underneath instead of letting a huge, complex, and brittle linux kernel and vm ecosystem control the hypervisor layer.…
I have a demo service that entirely relies on Firecracker VMs: ClickBench playground, https://benchmark.clickhouse.com/playground/ It hosts hundreds of database engines - many of them have vulnerabilities, and some of them, like Pandas, are basically open RCEs regardless. We can PoC the Firecracker VM Escape on that…
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Is Firecracker VM Escape: PwnEscape Part 2 trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 7, 18:09 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Firecracker VM Escape: PwnEscape Part 2 reached?
#6 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 7, 13:39 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Firecracker VM Escape: PwnEscape Part 2 been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 6, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (91 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
218 points and 105 comments; submitted by SerCe on Nov 6, 2026.