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 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.
Published:Feb 27, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Feb 27, 2026
EPSS Score:0.0025
CVSS Score:8.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Chainguard
Product
Kaniko
Chainguard
Kaniko
Vendor
Chainguard-forks
Product
Kaniko
Chainguard-forks
Kaniko
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
