CVE-2026-44881

Portainer Community Edition is a lightweight service delivery platform for containerized applications that can be used to manage Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes and ACI environments. From 2.33.0 to before 2.33.8, 2.39.2, and 2.41.0, Portainer supports deploying stacks from Git repositories. When a Git-backed stack is created or updated, Portainer clones the repository using go-git v5, which translates Git blob entries with mode 0o120000 (symlink) into real OS symlinks on the host filesystem via os.Symlink. The only entry blocked from becoming a symlink is .gitmodules; every other path is created as a symlink without validation. Portainer's GET /api/stacks/{id}/file endpoint then reads the stack entry point with os.ReadFile, which follows OS symlinks transparently. A repository containing docker-compose.yml as a symlink to an arbitrary filesystem path causes the symlink target's contents to be returned verbatim in the HTTP response. Any authenticated user with rights to create or update a Git-backed stack — the default configuration in Portainer CE — can read arbitrary files accessible to the Portainer process. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.33.8, 2.39.2, and 2.41.0.
References
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:portainer:portainer:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:portainer:portainer:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:portainer:portainer:2.40.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*

History

01 Jun 2026, 18:02

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:portainer:portainer:2.40.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:portainer:portainer:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
First Time Portainer
Portainer portainer
References () https://github.com/portainer/portainer/security/advisories/GHSA-rpgq-m5fp-32wr - () https://github.com/portainer/portainer/security/advisories/GHSA-rpgq-m5fp-32wr - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.9

28 May 2026, 22:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-28 22:16

Updated : 2026-06-01 18:02


NVD link : CVE-2026-44881

Mitre link : CVE-2026-44881

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44881


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Products Affected

portainer

  • portainer
CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor