Description
apko allows users to build and publish OCI container images built from apk packages. From version 0.14.8 to before version 1.2.5, a crafted .apk could install a TypeSymlink tar entry whose target pointed outside the build root, and a subsequent directory-creation or file-write entry in the same or later archive could traverse that symlink to reach host paths the build user could write to. This issue has been patched in version 1.2.5.
Published: 2026-05-09
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qq3r-w4hj-gjp6 apko dirFS has a symlink-following path traversal that allows multiple entry points to escape the build root
History

Mon, 11 May 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 09 May 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Chainguard-dev
Chainguard-dev apko
Vendors & Products Chainguard-dev
Chainguard-dev apko

Sat, 09 May 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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Description apko allows users to build and publish OCI container images built from apk packages. From version 0.14.8 to before version 1.2.5, a crafted .apk could install a TypeSymlink tar entry whose target pointed outside the build root, and a subsequent directory-creation or file-write entry in the same or later archive could traverse that symlink to reach host paths the build user could write to. This issue has been patched in version 1.2.5.
Title apko dirFS has a symlink-following path traversal that allows multiple entry points to escape the build root
Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-59
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


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Chainguard-dev Apko
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T17:11:40.244Z

Reserved: 2026-04-28T17:26:12.085Z

Link: CVE-2026-42574

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-11T17:11:17.756Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-09T20:16:29.420

Modified: 2026-05-13T15:23:57.230

Link: CVE-2026-42574

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-09T21:00:12Z

Weaknesses