Vulnerability · Published Sep 30, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2026-101295Oc-mirror: oc-mirror: path traversal / arbitrary file write in operator catalog image extraction
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in Assisted Installer for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 2 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Path traversal / arbitrary file write in oc-mirror's operator catalog image extraction. When mirroring operator catalogs using either the legacy v1 path (--v1) or the OCI feature path (--use-oci-feature), oc-mirror extracts tar entries from catalog image layers without validating that file paths resolve within the intended destination directory.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Assisted Installer for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 2 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | see references |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-101295 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2522941 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://github.com/openshift/oc-mirror/blob/22a5722/v1/pkg/cli/mirror/catalog_images.go#L680
- https://github.com/openshift/oc-mirror/blob/22a5722/v1/pkg/cli/mirror/fbc_operators.go#L334-L369