CVE-2026-123373: tmatens compose-lint · Link Following
Affects tmatens compose-lintSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.3 Low : upgrade to 0.25.0 when convenient.
Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 18:04 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 4.0 | 2.3 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.25.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Nov 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 9 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade tmatens compose-lint to 0.25.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tmatenscompose-lint | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade compose-lint to version 0.25.0 or later, where this issue is fixed. No other mitigation is required as the vulnerability is resolved in this official fix.
Description
compose-lint versions from 0.2.0 up to but not including 0.25.0 follow symbolic links controlled by a project that point to Compose files outside the project directory. This affects compose.override.yml, COMPOSE_FILE entries from 0.22.0, and env_file targets from 0.23.0. If an external Compose-related target fails YAML parsing, error messages may include attacker-controlled lines, potentially exposing credential-like key names. The vulnerability does not allow control over exact parser failure lines or values from env_file, and the pass/fail result remains unchanged. The issue is fixed in version 0.25.0.
References
- github.com/tmatens/compose-lint/security/advisories/GHSA-whr6-fgpq-fpv9 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/tmatens/compose-lint/pull/721 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/tmatens/compose-lint/commit/364814329417dbbc34d1ad2f3981f8a7a023799e (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/tmatens/compose-lint/releases/tag/v0.25.0 (opens in a new tab)