CVE-2026-44218 LOW

CVE-2026-44218: ciguard: Container image runs as root (no USER directive)

Vendor Jo-Jo98
Product ciguard
Weakness CWE-269
Published May 12, 2026
Last update May 14, 2026

CVSS base score

3.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

ciguard is a static security auditor for CI/CD pipelines. From 0.1.0 to 0.8.1, the published ghcr.io/jo-jo98/ciguard container image inherits the default root user because the Dockerfile lacks a USER directive. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.2.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 12, 2026 CVE published
May 14, 2026 Record updated