What is CVE-2026-35172?

CVE-2026-35172 is a high-severity vulnerability in Distribution, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-04-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-35172?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Distribution

CVE-2026-35172

Distribution is a toolkit to pack, ship, store, and deliver container content. Prior to 3.1.0, distribution can restore read access in repo a after an explicit delete when storage.cache.blobdescriptor: redis and storage.delete.enabled: tru…

EPSS: 0.001 (19.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Distribution — versions < 3.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

https://github.com/distribution/distribution/security/advisories/GHSA-f2g3-hh2r-cwgc (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35172?: CVE-2026-35172 is a high-severity vulnerability in Distribution, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-04-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-35172?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.