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CVE-2026-24843: Chainguard Melange Path Traversal (CVSS 8.2)

CVE-2026-24843 is a high severity path traversal in Chainguard Melange with a CVSS score of 8.2. Apply the vendor fix and confirm exposure on internet facing and business critical assets first.

Last updated: Jun 17, 2026

Quick answer

Direct answer

CVE-2026-24843 is a high severity path traversal in Chainguard Melange with a CVSS score of 8.2. Apply the vendor fix and confirm exposure on internet facing and business critical assets first.

Risk scores

CVSS base score
8.2HIGH
EPSS probability
0.19%
Higher than 8 percent of all CVEs
CISA KEV
Not listed
CVSS metricWhat it means
Attack vector (AV:L)Local access needed
Attack complexity (AC:L)Low complexity
Privileges required (PR:N)No privileges required
User interaction (UI:R)A user must take an action
Scope (S:C)Scope changed: impact spreads beyond the component
Confidentiality (C:N)No confidentiality impact
Integrity (I:H)High integrity impact
Availability (A:H)High availability impact

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

About Chainguard Melange

CVE-2026-24843 affects Chainguard Melange, a product from Chainguard. Before acting, confirm where Chainguard Melange runs in your estate, who owns it and whether it is reachable from the internet, because exposure decides real risk more than the score alone.

What the flaw is

In plain terms: melange allows users to build apk packages using declarative pipelines. In version 0.11.3 to before 0.40.3, an attacker who can influence the tar stream from a QEMU guest VM could write files outside the intended workspace directory on the host. The retrieveWorkspace function extracts tar entries without validating that paths stay within the workspace, allowing path traversal via ../ sequences. This issue has been patched in version 0.40.3.

The weakness class is Path Traversal. An attacker can reach files outside the intended folder by tampering with a file path.

Based on its CVSS vector, the flaw needs local or adjacent access, needs no login, and relies on a user taking an action. Apply the vendor fix and confirm exposure on internet facing and business critical assets first.

Affected versions and timeline

FieldDetail
ProductChainguard Melange
Affected versionsMelange from 0.11.3 before 0.40.5
PublishedFeb 4, 2026
Last modifiedJun 17, 2026
Added to CISA KEVNot listed
Assigning CNAsecurity-advisories@github.com

How to detect it

  • Inventory every instance of Chainguard Melange and record the running version against the affected range above.
  • Check external attack surface scans for internet facing instances of the component.
  • Review logs on affected systems for unusual requests, errors or new processes around the vulnerable function.
  • Confirm with an authenticated vulnerability scan once your scanner has a check for this CVE.

How to fix it

  • Apply the fixed version of Chainguard Melange named in the vendor advisory.
  • If patching must wait, restrict network access to the affected service and put it behind authentication or a web application firewall rule.
  • Rescan after the change to prove the exposure is gone, then close the ticket.

CTEM action plan

CTEM stageWhat to do for this CVE
ScopeAdd every business service that depends on Chainguard Melange to the current CTEM cycle.
DiscoverFind all instances, including shadow and cloud deployments, and record versions and exposure.
PrioritizeRank using EPSS and CVSS together with asset exposure and business impact.
ValidateConfirm the flaw is reachable and exploitable in your environment and that compensating controls work.
MobilizeAssign the fix to the asset owner with a due date matched to the priority, then verify closure.

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Frequently asked questions

CVE-2026-24843 is a high severity path traversal in Chainguard Melange with a CVSS score of 8.2. Apply the vendor fix and confirm exposure on internet facing and business critical assets first.

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