CVE-2026-101295: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Affects Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.3 High.
Data as of 14 Nov 2026, 20:58 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.3 |
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- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:LExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 14 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13openshift4/oc-mirror-plugin-rhel8 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15openshift4/oc-mirror-plugin-rhel9 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17openshift4/oc-mirror-plugin-rhel9 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Assisted Installer for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 2assisted/agent-preinstall-image-builder-rhel9 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5openshift5/oc-mirror-plugin-rhel9 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Currently, there is no available mitigation that meets Red Hat Product Security criteria for ease of use, deployment, applicability, or stability. Users should monitor the Red Hat advisory for updates and apply any official fixes once released. Until then, caution is advised when mirroring operator catalogs, especially from untrusted sources.
Description
CVE-2026-101295 is a path traversal vulnerability in the oc-mirror tool used in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13. The flaw occurs during operator catalog image extraction when tar entries are extracted without validating that file paths remain within the intended destination directory. This allows a malicious or compromised operator catalog image to write arbitrary files on the administrator's workstation with the privileges of the oc-mirror process.
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-101295 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2522941 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openshift/oc-mirror/blob/22a5722/v1/pkg/cli/mirror/catalog_images.go (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openshift/oc-mirror/blob/22a5722/v1/pkg/cli/mirror/fbc_operators.go (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95746 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95756 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:96283 (opens in a new tab)