What is CVE-2026-50163?

CVE-2026-50163 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oras-project Oras-go, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-50163?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Oras-project Oras-go

CVE-2026-50163

oras-go is a Go library for managing OCI artifacts. Prior to 2.6.2, ensureLinkPath in content/file/utils.go:262-275 validates a hardlink target relative to the extract base but returns the unresolved target, causing os.Link("victim.secret"…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Oras-project Oras-go — versions < 2.6.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-50163?: CVE-2026-50163 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oras-project Oras-go, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-50163?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.