CVE-2026-79705 vulnerability in Red Hat Products
Published on September 15, 2026
Podman: buildah: buildah/copier: directory escape via crafted tar symlinks when used outside buildah by non-root callers
A flaw was found in the buildah/copier Go package. When used outside of Buildah by a non-root caller, a crafted tar archive containing malicious symlinks can escape the target extraction directory and create files outside the intended destination. Buildah itself uses chroot hardening and is not affected.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-79705 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction and user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public. 21 days later.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2026-79705 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-79705
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