CVE-2026-40090Disclosure(lfprojects / zarf)

LOWCVSS 7.1 · HIGH

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch lfprojects zarf systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Zarf is an Airgap Native Packager Manager for Kubernetes. Versions 0.23.0 through 0.74.1 contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability in the zarf package inspect sbom and zarf package inspect documentation subcommands. These subcommands output file paths are constructed by joining a user-controlled output directory with the package's Metadata.Name field read directly from the untrusted package's zarf.yaml manifest. Although Metadata.Name is validated against a regex on package creation, an attacker can unarchive a package to modify the Metadata.Name field to contain path traversal sequences such as ../../etc/cron.d/malicious or absolute paths like /home/user/.ssh/authorized_keys, along with the corresponding files inside SBOMS.tar. This allows writing attacker-controlled content to arbitrary filesystem locations within the permissions of the user running the inspect command. This issue has been fixed in version 0.74.2.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-22

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • zarf

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
zarf

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-04-15: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-04-15: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-15: 204-15
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
150.0%
Patch
150.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse2 posts
  • NerdieNews@NewsNerdie
    Patch

    Zarf CVE-2026-40090 lets attackers write arbitrary files via path traversal in package metadata. Versions 0.23.0 to 0.74.1 are vulnerable. Remove the package immediately to prevent exploitation. #NerdieNews #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #Vulnerability #Microsoft https://t.co/5DfnRmUXv5

    Post summary

    The advisory warns that CVE-2026-40090 lets attackers write arbitrary files through path traversal in Zarf package metadata, affecting versions 0.23.0–0.74.1, and recommends removing the vulnerable package to mitigate exploitation.

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  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-40090 Zarf is an Airgap Native Packager Manager for Kubernetes. Versions 0.23.0 through 0.74.1 contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability in the zarf package inspect sbo… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40090

    Post summary

    The announcement identifies CVE‑2026‑40090 as an arbitrary file write vulnerability in Zarf versions 0.23.0‑0.74.1, with no PoC, patch, or exploitation details disclosed.

    0000060
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