CVE-2026-85731

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.
Configurations

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History

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References () https://github.com/oras-project/oras-go/security/advisories/GHSA-m37j-52j7-pjw7 - () https://github.com/oras-project/oras-go/security/advisories/GHSA-m37j-52j7-pjw7 -

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Information

Published : 2026-09-16 17:18

Updated : 2026-09-16 18:17


NVD link : CVE-2026-85731

Mitre link : CVE-2026-85731

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-85731


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Products Affected

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CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')