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CVE-2026-28407: malcontent: Nested archive extraction failure can drop content from scan inputs

February 28, 2026

Previously, malcontent would remove nested archives which failed to extract which could potentially leave malicious content. A better approach is to preserve these archives so that malcontent can attempt a best-effort scan of the archive bytes.

Fix: https://github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent/pull/1383

Acknowledgements

malcontent thanks Oleh Konko from 1seal for discovering and reporting this issue.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-945p-3jhm-6rcp
  • github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent
  • github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent/commit/356c56659ccfcad0b249a97de8cf71f151ed3ee9
  • github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent/pull/1383
  • github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent/security/advisories/GHSA-945p-3jhm-6rcp
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28407

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.21.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.21.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.21.0 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-703: Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Source file

go/github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent/CVE-2026-28407.yml

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