The tar extraction routines in moby/go-archive (Unpack, UnpackLayer, Untar/UntarUncompressed, and the ApplyLayer helpers) do not confine filesystem operations to the destination directory. The extractor decides where each archive entry lands using lexical string checks and then performs the filesystem operation on a path that is resolved by the OS, so links introduced by the archive can be followed out of the destination directory. An attacker who controls the contents of an archive can create or overwrite files at arbitrary paths writable by the extracting process.
CVE-2026-17106
This high-severity CVE scores 7.1 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 74% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.1
- EG Score
- 7.1(medium)
- EG Risk
- 48(Track*)EG Risk 48/100SSVC: Track*
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity71% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 26%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 18, 2026
Last Modified
August 28, 2026
Advisory Details (6)
Auto-updated Aug 18, 2026v0.3.0
Patch available: moby/go-archive v0.3.0
https://github.com/moby/go-archive/releases/tag/v0.3.0v5.4.0
Patch available: docker/compose v5.4.0
https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/tag/v5.4.0Docker Engine version 29 release notes | Docker Docs
https://docs.docker.com/engine/release-notes/29/#2970v0.38.0
Patch available: docker/sbx-releases v0.38.0
https://github.com/docker/sbx-releases/releases/tag/v0.38.0Docker Desktop release notes | Docker Docs
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4860Crafted tar archive can write outside the extraction directory · Advisory · moby/go-archive · GitHub
https://github.com/moby/go-archive/security/advisories/GHSA-hfg8-hc9c-6c3hVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-17106(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:66521Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Logging for Red Hat OpenShift - 6.6.1
- GHSA-hfg8-hc9c-6c3hGitHub Security AdvisoriesHigh
moby/go-archive: Crafted tar archive can write outside the extraction directory
- RHSA-2026:52807Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | openshift-logging/cluster-logging-rhel9-operator:1788439505 | 2026-09-10 | redhat |
| redhat | podman-main-6.0.2-2.2.hum1 | 2026-08-10 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| golang-github-moby-go-archive | 0.2.0-1 | 0.3.3-1 | — |
Go(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/moby/go-archive | — | 0.3.0 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(1)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 26× in last 7d / 82× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-09-18 23:32 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-18 23:32 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-18 12:41 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-18 01:42 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-18 01:42 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-17 14:51 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-17 03:43 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-16 15:58 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-16 15:58 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-16 04:51 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-15 17:27 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-15 06:34 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-15 06:34 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-14 19:43 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-14 06:54 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-13 20:03 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-13 20:03 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-13 09:11 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-12 22:21 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-12 22:21 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-09-12 11:30 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-12 00:04 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-12 00:04 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-11 13:13 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-11 13:13 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-11 00:38 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-10 12:53 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-10 12:53 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-10 02:03 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-09 15:12 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-09 03:24 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-09 03:24 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-08 02:59 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-07 16:08 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-07 01:16 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-06 14:26 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-06 14:26 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-06 03:35 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-05 16:44 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-05 16:44 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-05 05:52 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-04 19:01 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-04 19:01 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-04 07:48 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-04 07:48 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-03 19:51 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-02 21:56 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-02 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-01 20:16 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-01 09:25 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-01 04:39 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-30 23:16 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-30 01:29 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-29 03:46 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-27 19:21 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-26 21:10 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-25 23:14 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-24 14:42 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-23 06:10 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-22 08:28 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-20 23:55 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-20 02:10 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-19 04:19 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-19 04:11 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-18 20:22 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-18 19:19 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-18 18:44 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-18 18:43 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- GitHub PoCmasasron/CopyEscape-CVE-2026-17106First seen Aug 9, 2026
PoC repository for the blog post CopyEscape: Taking Over Docker Hosts with docker cp
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