TI-2026-20044 Aliases CVE-2026-24845 GHSA-9m43-p3cx-w8j5

malcontent's OCI image scanning could expose registry credentials

LOW 29CWE-522Published 2026-01-29 · Updated 2026-01-29

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-522.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00375 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed malcontent (chainguard-dev): 1.20.3github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent (Go): 1.20.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
chainguard-dev	malcontent	0.10.0 to before 1.20.3	1.20.3	Patch available	CNA
—	github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent (Go)	0.10.0 to before 1.20.3	1.20.3	Patch available	GHSA-9m43-p3cx-w8j5

malcontent Vendorchainguard-dev Affected 0.10.0 to before 1.20.3 Fixed in 1.20.3 Patch available CNA
github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.10.0 to before 1.20.3 Fixed in 1.20.3 Patch available GHSA-9m43-p3cx-w8j5

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:chainguard:malcontent::::::::	0.1.0 to before 1.20.3	Vulnerable	chainguard-dev

cpe:2.3:a:chainguard:malcontent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.0 to before 1.20.3 Vulnerable ·chainguard-dev

Remediation

Fix · CNA malcontent (chainguard-dev) Fixed in 1.20.3
Fix · GHSA-9m43-p3cx-w8j5 github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent (Go) Fixed in 1.20.3 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-24845
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9m43-p3cx-w8j5

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24845

Other 1

https://github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent

TI-2026-22681 malcontent's nested archive extraction failure can drop content from scan inputs CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
TI-2026-20045 malcontent's archive extraction could write outside extraction directory CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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