CVE-2026-24845

malcontent discovers supply-chain compromises through. context, differential analysis, and YARA. Starting in version 0.10.0 and prior to version 1.20.3, malcontent could be made to expose Docker registry credentials if it scanned a specially crafted OCI image reference. malcontent uses google/go-containerregistry for OCI image pulls, which by default uses the Docker credential keychain. A malicious registry could return a `WWW-Authenticate` header redirecting token authentication to an attacker-controlled endpoint, causing credentials to be sent to that endpoint. Version 1.20.3 fixes the issue by defaulting to anonymous auth for OCI pulls.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent/commit/538ed00cdc639d687a4bd1e843a2be0428a3b3e7	Patch
https://github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent/security/advisories/GHSA-9m43-p3cx-w8j5	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:chainguard:malcontent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-29 22:15

Updated : 2026-02-20 20:24

NVD link : CVE-2026-24845

Mitre link : CVE-2026-24845

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-24845

JSON object : View

Products Affected

chainguard

malcontent

CWE

CWE-522

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

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