Description
melange allows users to build apk packages using declarative pipelines. From version 0.3.0 to before 0.40.3, an attacker who can provide build input values, but not modify pipeline definitions, could execute arbitrary shell commands if the pipeline uses ${{vars.*}} or ${{inputs.*}} substitutions in working-directory. The field is embedded into shell scripts without proper quote escaping. This issue has been patched in version 0.40.3.
Published: 2026-02-04
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Immediate Patch
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vqqr-rmpc-hhg2 melange pipeline working-directory could allow command injection
History

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Chainguard
Chainguard melange
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:chainguard:melange:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*
Vendors & Products Chainguard
Chainguard melange

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Chainguard-dev
Chainguard-dev melange
Vendors & Products Chainguard-dev
Chainguard-dev melange

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description melange allows users to build apk packages using declarative pipelines. From version 0.3.0 to before 0.40.3, an attacker who can provide build input values, but not modify pipeline definitions, could execute arbitrary shell commands if the pipeline uses ${{vars.*}} or ${{inputs.*}} substitutions in working-directory. The field is embedded into shell scripts without proper quote escaping. This issue has been patched in version 0.40.3.
Title melange pipeline working-directory could allow command injection
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Chainguard Melange
Chainguard-dev Melange
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-05T14:33:09.866Z

Reserved: 2026-01-27T14:51:03.059Z

Link: CVE-2026-24844

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-05T14:23:15.696Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-04T20:16:05.550

Modified: 2026-02-18T15:55:43.790

Link: CVE-2026-24844

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-17T23:30:15Z

Weaknesses