CVE-2026-24845CWE-522

malcontent's OCI image scanning could expose registry credentials

Medium · published January 29, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
30.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

malcontent discovers supply-chain compromises through. context, differential analysis, and YARA. Starting in version 0.10.0 and prior to version 1.20.3, malcontent could be made to expose Docker registry credentials if it scanned a specially crafted OCI image reference. malcontent uses google/go-containerregistry for OCI image pulls, which by default uses the Docker credential keychain. A malicious registry could return a `WWW-Authenticate` header redirecting token authentication to an attacker-controlled endpoint, causing credentials to be sent to that endpoint. Version 1.20.3 fixes the issue by defaulting to anonymous auth for OCI pulls.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00381 · 30.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-522 · Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Published
2026-01-29T21:02Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 JAN 21:02Z
    malcontent's OCI image scanning could expose registry credentials
    cvelistv5