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CVE-2026-24845 - malcontent's OCI image scanning could expose registry credentials

CVE ID : CVE-2026-24845
Published : Jan. 29, 2026, 10:15 p.m. | 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
Description : 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.
Severity: 6.5 | MEDIUM
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