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CVE-2026-85731: oras-go: Arbitrary file write outside file.Store root via symlink-chain bypass in tar extraction (pushDir)

September 17, 2026

The content/file.Store in oras-go v2 unpacks OCI layer tarballs when a descriptor carries io.deis.oras.content.unpack=true. The extraction routine validates symlink targets purely lexically (filepath.Join) and, for regular files placed directly at the extraction root, skips the parent-symlink Lstat walk. A malicious tarball can plant a chain of symlinks whose lexical target stays inside the extraction root but whose kernel-resolved target is any absolute path, then write through it with a follow-up regular-file entry. The result is arbitrary file create/overwrite outside the store’s working directory under the default AllowPathTraversalOnWrite=false configuration — a canonical tar-slip → RCE primitive.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-m37j-52j7-pjw7
  • github.com/oras-project/oras-go/commit/adab2f25ea95ef4e6e41f50db9266a6701399422
  • github.com/oras-project/oras-go/releases/tag/v2.6.2
  • github.com/oras-project/oras-go/security/advisories/GHSA-m37j-52j7-pjw7
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85731

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.6.2

Fixed versions

  • 2.6.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.6.2 or above.

Impact 8.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Source file

go/oras.land/oras-go/v2/CVE-2026-85731.yml

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