Authenticated registry access via unvalidated image digests
Published May 9, 2024 · Updated Sep 1, 2026
Improper digest validation in containers/image before 5.29.3 and in 5.30.0 allows attackers to trigger authenticated registry requests. Directory path builders and Docker request constructors use unvalidated Digest values in filesystem and URL paths. Exploitation requires a victim to pull an attacker-uploaded image and can cause local path traversal, crashes, or resource exhaustion.
Summary
What happened
Improper digest validation in containers/image before 5.29.3 and in 5.30.0 allows attackers to trigger authenticated registry requests. Directory path builders and Docker request constructors use unvalidated Digest values in filesystem and URL paths. Exploitation requires a victim to pull an attacker-uploaded image and can cause local path traversal, crashes, or resource exhaustion.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-3727
- Published
- May 9, 2024
- Updated
- Sep 1, 2026
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization
- Classifications
- CWE-354, T1195.002
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 1, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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