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CVE-2026-44517 Moderate

Build breakout using malicious Containerfile or Git HTTP server in github.com/containers/buildah

Buildah allows a build-time breakout when using a malicious Containerfile or a malicious Git HTTP server. A crafted Git URL or Containerfile can cause Buildah to access files outside of the build context during an ADD or COPY operation.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published July 27, 2026
Required by Not available
Last source change July 27, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Go github.com/containers/buildah
Go github.com/containers/buildah

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities GHSA-49p4-px3h-rq49

### Impact When processing a build contexts or `add`/`copy` instructions, a malicious server serving a Git repository or a tar archive file can cause files outside of the build context directory to be included in the build context or copied into the build. ### Patches Fixed in Buildah 1.44 and 1.43.2.

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Open Source Vulnerabilities GO-2026-5116

Buildah allows a build-time breakout when using a malicious Containerfile or a malicious Git HTTP server. A crafted Git URL or Containerfile can cause Buildah to access files outside of the build context during an ADD or COPY operation.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence