CVE-2026-85731Patch

LOWCVSS 8.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

oras-go is a Go library for managing OCI artifacts. Prior to 2.6.2, content/file.Store extraction of OCI layers marked with io.deis.oras.content.unpack=true can write outside the store working directory. The pushDir path through extractTarDirectory and ensureLinkPath validates symlink targets lexically, resolveRelToBase skips its parent-symlink walk for root-level entries, and writeFile follows a terminal symlink when opening a regular file. A malicious archive can therefore create a symlink chain whose lexical target remains inside the extraction root but whose resolved target is an attacker-selected absolute path, then overwrite that target with a same-named regular-file entry even when AllowPathTraversalOnWrite is false. Pulling an attacker-controlled artifact can create or overwrite any file writable by the process and may lead to code execution. This issue is fixed in version 2.6.2.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-22CWE-59

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

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

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-09-18: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-09-18: 1Technical Details · 2026-09-18: 109-18
Signal classification1 categories
Patch
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • Upwind Security MDR@UpwindMDR
    Patch

    🚨HIGH - oras-go OCI layer unpack tar symlink traversal (CVE-2026-85731) oras-go content/file.Store tar extraction when unpacking OCI layers annotated io.deis.oras.content.unpack=true can be abused via crafted symlink chains that pass lexical checks but resolve to attacker-chosen absolute paths, writing outside the store working dir. This enables arbitrary file overwrite even with AllowPathTraversalOnWrite=false, potentially leading to RCE. 👉Affected: http://oras.land/oras-go/v2 < 2.6.2 | Upgrade to 2.6.2

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-85731 is described as a high-severity tar symlink traversal vulnerability in oras-go content/file.Store that can enable arbitrary file overwrite and potentially RCE. The post identifies affected versions as below 2.6.2 and directs users to upgrade to 2.6.2.

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