CVE-2026-41888

Distribution is a toolkit to pack, ship, store, and deliver container content. Prior to 3.1.1, tag deletion via the DELETE /v2/<name>/manifests/<tag> endpoint bypasses the storage.delete.enabled: false configuration, allowing any API client to remove tags from repositories even when the operator has explicitly disabled deletion. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.1.1.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/distribution/distribution/security/advisories/GHSA-6pjf-3r9x-m592	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/distribution/distribution/security/advisories/GHSA-6pjf-3r9x-m592	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:distribution:distribution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

15 May 2026, 18:25

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:distribution:distribution::::::::
References	~~() https://github.com/distribution/distribution/security/advisories/GHSA-6pjf-3r9x-m592 -~~	() https://github.com/distribution/distribution/security/advisories/GHSA-6pjf-3r9x-m592 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
First Time		Distribution distribution Distribution
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 6.5

14 May 2026, 19:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/distribution/distribution/security/advisories/GHSA-6pjf-3r9x-m592 -~~	() https://github.com/distribution/distribution/security/advisories/GHSA-6pjf-3r9x-m592 -

14 May 2026, 18:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-14 18:16

Updated : 2026-05-15 18:25

NVD link : CVE-2026-41888

Mitre link : CVE-2026-41888

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-41888

JSON object : View

Products Affected

distribution

distribution

CWE

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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