CVE-2026-24846
malcontent vulnerable to symlink Path Traversal via handleSymlink argument confusion in archive extraction in github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.01%
Description
malcontent vulnerable to symlink Path Traversal via handleSymlink argument confusion in archive extraction in github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent
How to fix CVE-2026-24846
To remediate CVE-2026-24846, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.20.3 or later
- —upgrade to 1.20.3 or later
Is CVE-2026-24846 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- >= 1.8.0, < 1.20.3
- >= 1.8.0, < 1.20.3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |