CVE-2026-44517

Buildah: Build breakout using malicious Containerfile and Git Smart HTTP server or GitHub release tar archive

Published Aug 21, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Buildah is a tool that facilitates building OCI images. From 1.38.1 until 1.43.2 and 1.44.0, TempDirForURL in define/types.go does not securely confine Git repository subdirectories to the downloaded build context, and downloadToDirectory and stdinToDirectory can follow a Dockerfile symlink left by a partially extracted tar archive. A malicious server supplying a Git repository or tar archive can cause files outside the build context directory to be included in the context or copied into the build. This issue is fixed in versions 1.43.2 and 1.44.0.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-49p4-px3h-rq49 Build breakout using malicious Containerfile and Git Smart HTTP server or GitHub release tar archive
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Containers
Containers buildah
Vendors & Products Containers
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Description Buildah is a tool that facilitates building OCI images. From 1.38.1 until 1.43.2 and 1.44.0, TempDirForURL in define/types.go does not securely confine Git repository subdirectories to the downloaded build context, and downloadToDirectory and stdinToDirectory can follow a Dockerfile symlink left by a partially extracted tar archive. A malicious server supplying a Git repository or tar archive can cause files outside the build context directory to be included in the context or copied into the build. This issue is fixed in versions 1.43.2 and 1.44.0.
Title Buildah: Build breakout using malicious Containerfile and Git Smart HTTP server or GitHub release tar archive
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 25, 2026, 5:07 PM
Reserved
May 6, 2026, 6:28 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 21, 2026, 9:16 PM
Modified
Oct 12, 2026, 4:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 21, 2026, 8:29 PM