CVE-2026-25145 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-25145: melange has a path traversal in license-path which allows reading files outside workspace

Vendor Chainguard-Dev
Product melange
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published February 4, 2026
Last update February 5, 2026

CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

melange allows users to build apk packages using declarative pipelines. From version 0.14.0 to before 0.40.3, an attacker who can influence a melange configuration file (e.g., through pull request-driven CI or build-as-a-service scenarios) could read arbitrary files from the host system. The LicensingInfos function in pkg/config/config.go reads license files specified in copyright[].license-path without validating that paths remain within the workspace directory, allowing path traversal via ../ sequences. The contents of the traversed file are embedded into the generated SBOM as license text, enabling exfiltration of sensitive data through build artifacts. This issue has been patched in version 0.40.3.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 4, 2026 CVE published
February 5, 2026 Record updated