apko allows users to build and publish OCI container images built from apk packages. From version 0.14.8 to before 1.1.1, a path traversal vulnerability was discovered in apko's dirFS filesystem abstraction. An attacker who can supply a malicious APK package (e.g., via a compromised or typosquatted repository) could create directories or symlinks outside the intended installation root. The MkdirAll, Mkdir, and Symlink methods in pkg/apk/fs/rwosfs.go use filepath.Join() without validating that the resulting path stays within the base directory. This issue has been patched in version 1.1.1.
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Metrics ssvc

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Description apko allows users to build and publish OCI container images built from apk packages. From version 0.14.8 to before 1.1.1, a path traversal vulnerability was discovered in apko's dirFS filesystem abstraction. An attacker who can supply a malicious APK package (e.g., via a compromised or typosquatted repository) could create directories or symlinks outside the intended installation root. The MkdirAll, Mkdir, and Symlink methods in pkg/apk/fs/rwosfs.go use filepath.Join() without validating that the resulting path stays within the base directory. This issue has been patched in version 1.1.1.
Title apko is vulnerable to path traversal in apko dirFS which allows filesystem writes outside base
Weaknesses CWE-23
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-04T19:18:52.495Z

Reserved: 2026-01-29T14:03:42.539Z

Link: CVE-2026-25121

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-04T19:18:24.330Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-04T19:16:14.790

Modified: 2026-02-04T19:16:14.790

Link: CVE-2026-25121

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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