CVE-2026-101295: oc-mirror's operator catalog image extraction · Path traversal / arbitrary file write
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.3 High : patch Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 soon.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 17:01 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.3 |
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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 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
Patches and advisories
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
A fix is available in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.73. Users should upgrade to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Follow the official Red Hat upgrade instructions to apply the update fully. No additional mitigation steps are indicated in the vendor advisory.
Description
CVE-2026-101295 is a path traversal and arbitrary file write vulnerability in oc-mirror's operator catalog image extraction process. The flaw occurs when extracting tar entries from catalog image layers without validating that file paths remain within the intended destination directory. This affects mirroring operator catalogs using either the legacy v1 path or the OCI feature path. A fix is available in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.73.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101295 (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)
- 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)