Directory Traversal Affecting buildah package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-BUILDAH-19985743
  • published20 Sept 2026
  • disclosed21 Jul 2026

Introduced: 21 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-15789  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 buildah.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream buildah package and not the buildah package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A custom client can produce such an upload request to the BuildKit daemon that files can escape from the BuildKit-controlled state directory. The client needs to have valid permissions to access the BuildKit control API to issue builds, e.g., bypass authentication, etc.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1