CVE-2026-41888
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v2
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VIR risk
6.5
Description
Distribution's tag deletion bypasses `storage.delete.enabled` configuration
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41888.html
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-41888
Vendor advisory: security-advisories@github.com — https://github.com/distribution/distribution/security/advisories/GHSA-6pjf-3r9x-m592
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | affected | |
| debian | sid | affected | |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
| sles | affected | |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 | <3.1.1 | 3.1.1 |
| Go | github.com/distribution/distribution | <=2.8.3 | |
| GO | github.com/distribution/distribution | <= 2.8.3 | |
| GO | github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 | < 3.1.1 | 3.1.1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| distribution | distribution | {"endExcluding":"3.1.1"} | 3.1.1 |
References
- https://github.com/distribution/distribution/security/advisories/GHSA-6pjf-3r9x-m592
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-41888
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41888
- https://github.com/distribution/distribution
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41888.html
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6pjf-3r9x-m592
CWEs
CWE-863
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.