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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

20 Feb 2026, 20:24

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:chainguard:malcontent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Chainguard malcontent
Chainguard
References () https://github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent/commit/538ed00cdc639d687a4bd1e843a2be0428a3b3e7 - () https://github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent/commit/538ed00cdc639d687a4bd1e843a2be0428a3b3e7 - Patch
References () https://github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent/security/advisories/GHSA-9m43-p3cx-w8j5 - () https://github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent/security/advisories/GHSA-9m43-p3cx-w8j5 - Patch, Vendor Advisory

29 Jan 2026, 22:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

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


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Products Affected

chainguard

  • malcontent
CWE
CWE-522

Insufficiently Protected Credentials