Digest pulls in Apple container may run an image other than pinned
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-494.
Summary
Apple container before 1.6.0 and containerization before 0.52.1 are affected. The software does not check that content returned for a pull by digest matches the pinned digest (CWE-494). An attacker who controls the registry, a mirror, or the network path to it can serve other image content, so a user runs an image other than the one they pinned.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
An attacker who controls the registry, a mirror, or the network path to it may be able to serve arbitrary image content in response to a pull by digest, so that a user runs an image other than the one they pinned. The fix compares the returned digest to the pinned digest and fails the pull on a mismatch. Tag pulls are exempt, because a tag is mutable by design. The fix also verifies the hash of manifests and blobs when they are fetched. This vulnerability is addressed in container version 1.6.0 and containerization version 0.52.1.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
Fixed versions are 1.6.0 for Apple container and 0.52.1 for Apple containerization.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
- Fix · CNA container (Apple) Fixed in 1.6.0
- Fix · CNA containerization (Apple) Fixed in 0.52.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113957
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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Sources
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