CVE-2026-115424 Oc: oc: symlink/hardlink target validation bypass in oc image extract allows file write outside destination
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-115424?
CVE-2026-115424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4, published on 22 Oct 2026.
Official description
A flaw was found in the OpenShift client oc. When extracting container image layers with oc image extract, the application fails to properly sanitize symbolic and hard link targets pointing to absolute paths or to sibling directories of the extraction destination. An attacker who supplies a malicious container image can exploit this vulnerability by embedding links, and a chained file entry, that reference locations outside the intended extraction directory. This allows the attacker to write attacker-controlled content to arbitrary locations on the host filesystem with the privileges of the user running the command, potentially leading to file modification outside the destination directory.
Weakness: CWE-61
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-115424?
How do I fix CVE-2026-115424?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-115424 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-115424 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-115424 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g35x-264p-5xp5.