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.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qxx2-7h4c-83f4 melange QEMU runner could write files outside workspace directory
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Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Chainguard
Chainguard melange
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:chainguard:melange:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*
Vendors & Products Chainguard
Chainguard melange

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Chainguard-dev
Chainguard-dev melange
Vendors & Products Chainguard-dev
Chainguard-dev melange

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title melange QEMU runner could write files outside workspace directory
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-05T14:33:15.392Z

Reserved: 2026-01-27T14:51:03.059Z

Link: CVE-2026-24843

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-05T14:20:18.291Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-04T20:16:05.393

Modified: 2026-02-18T15:57:38.797

Link: CVE-2026-24843

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-05T11:39:17Z

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