Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions Affecting github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent/pkg/archive package, versions <1.21.0
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- published2 Mar 2026
- disclosed28 Feb 2026
- creditOleh Konko
Introduced: 28 Feb 2026
CVE-2026-28407 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent/pkg/archive to version 1.21.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions due to the extractNestedArchive function. An attacker can cause incomplete scanning of potentially malicious content by supplying nested archives that fail to extract.