CVE-2026-42574

apko dirFS has a symlink-following path traversal that allows multiple entry points to escape the build root

Published May 9, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
apko allows users to build and publish OCI container images built from apk packages. From version 0.14.8 to before version 1.2.5, a crafted .apk could install a TypeSymlink tar entry whose target pointed outside the build root, and a subsequent directory-creation or file-write entry in the same or later archive could traverse that symlink to reach host paths the build user could write to. This issue has been patched in version 1.2.5.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qq3r-w4hj-gjp6 apko dirFS has a symlink-following path traversal that allows multiple entry points to escape the build root
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Chainguard-dev
Chainguard-dev apko
Vendors & Products Chainguard-dev
Chainguard-dev apko
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Description apko allows users to build and publish OCI container images built from apk packages. From version 0.14.8 to before version 1.2.5, a crafted .apk could install a TypeSymlink tar entry whose target pointed outside the build root, and a subsequent directory-creation or file-write entry in the same or later archive could traverse that symlink to reach host paths the build user could write to. This issue has been patched in version 1.2.5.
Title apko dirFS has a symlink-following path traversal that allows multiple entry points to escape the build root
Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-59
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 5:11 PM
Reserved
Apr 28, 2026, 5:26 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
May 9, 2026, 8:16 PM
Modified
Jul 24, 2026, 9:10 PM