What is CVE-2026-41888?

CVE-2026-41888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Distribution, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-41888?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Distribution

CVE-2026-41888

Distribution is a toolkit to pack, ship, store, and deliver container content. Prior to 3.1.1, tag deletion via the DELETE /v2/<name>/manifests/<tag> endpoint bypasses the storage.delete.enabled: false configuration, allowing any API clien…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.000 (3.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Distribution — versions < 3.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-41888?: CVE-2026-41888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Distribution, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-41888?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.