CVE-2026-28406
kaniko is a tool to build container images from a Dockerfile, inside a container or Kubernetes cluster. Starting in version 1.25.4 and prior
CVSS
8.2
High
EPSS
0.6%
p45
KEV
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Exploit Today
14
0-100
Published: Feb 27, 2026 · Last modified: Jul 15, 2026 · CWE-22
kaniko is a tool to build container images from a Dockerfile, inside a container or Kubernetes cluster. Starting in version 1.25.4 and prior to version 1.25.10, kaniko unpacks build context archives using `filepath.Join(dest, cleanedName)` without enforcing that the final path stays within `dest`. A tar entry like `../outside.txt` escapes the extraction root and writes files outside the destination directory. In environments with registry authentication, this can be chained with docker credential helpers to achieve code execution within the executor process. Version 1.25.10 uses securejoin for path resolution in tar extraction.
- github.comhttps://github.com/chainguard-forks/kaniko/commit/a370e4b1f66e6e842b685c8f70ed507964c4b221
- github.comhttps://github.com/chainguard-forks/kaniko/pull/326
- github.comhttps://github.com/chainguard-forks/kaniko/security/advisories/GHSA-6rxq-q92g-4rmf
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-28406
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2443462
- security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-28406.json