CVE-2026-24845
MEDIUMChainguard-dev Malcontent - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Title source: ruleDescription
malcontent discovers supply-chain compromises through. context, differential analysis, and YARA. Starting in version 0.10.0 and prior to version 1.20.3, malcontent could be made to expose Docker registry credentials if it scanned a specially crafted OCI image reference. malcontent uses google/go-containerregistry for OCI image pulls, which by default uses the Docker credential keychain. A malicious registry could return a `WWW-Authenticate` header redirecting token authentication to an attacker-controlled endpoint, causing credentials to be sent to that endpoint. Version 1.20.3 fixes the issue by defaulting to anonymous auth for OCI pulls.
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
9.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-522
Status
published
Products (2)
chainguard/malcontent
0.1.0 - 1.20.3
chainguard-dev/malcontent
0.10.0 - 1.20.3Go
Published
Jan 29, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026