Description
kaniko is a tool to build container images from a Dockerfile, inside a container or Kubernetes cluster. Starting in version 1.25.4 and prior to version 1.25.10, kaniko unpacks build context archives using `filepath.Join(dest, cleanedName)` without enforcing that the final path stays within `dest`. A tar entry like `../outside.txt` escapes the extraction root and writes files outside the destination directory. In environments with registry authentication, this can be chained with docker credential helpers to achieve code execution within the executor process. Version 1.25.10 uses securejoin for path resolution in tar extraction.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:LWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| chainguard-forks | kaniko | >= 1.25.4, < 1.25.10 |
| Red Hat | OpenShift Serverless | — |
| Red Hat | OpenShift Serverless | — |
| Red Hat | OpenShift Serverless | — |
References
- https://github.com/chainguard-forks/kaniko/commit/a370e4b1f66e6e842b685c8f70ed507964c4b221Patch
- https://github.com/chainguard-forks/kaniko/pull/326Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/chainguard-forks/kaniko/security/advisories/GHSA-6rxq-q92g-4rmfPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-28406
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2443462
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-28406.json
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 27, 2026
- Last modified
- Jul 15, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified