Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 3, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-3762
CVE-2021-3762
Description
A directory traversal vulnerability was found in the ClairCore engine of Clair. An attacker can exploit this by supplying a crafted container image which, when scanned by Clair, allows for arbitrary file write on the filesystem, potentially allowing for remote code execution.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/quay/claircoreGo | < 0.4.8 | 0.4.8 |
github.com/quay/claircoreGo | >= 1.0.0, < 1.1.0 | 1.1.0 |
github.com/quay/claircoreGo | >= 0.5.0, < 0.5.5 | 0.5.5 |
Affected products
2- Clair/ClairCore enginedescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/quay/clair/pull/1379nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/quay/clair/pull/1380nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/quay/claircore/commit/691f2023a1720a0579e688b69a2f4bfe1f4b7821nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/quay/claircore/pull/478nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- vulmon.com/exploitdetailsnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-mq47-6wwv-v79wghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3762ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/quay/claircore/commit/dff671c665141f126c072de8a744855d4916c9c7ghsaWEB
- github.com/quay/claircore/commit/ed5f52aec1c82746725e9cc23e98316eab8be25aghsaWEB
- github.com/quay/claircore/commits/v0.4.8ghsaWEB
- github.com/quay/claircore/commits/v0.5.5ghsaWEB
- github.com/quay/claircore/commits/v1.1.0ghsaWEB
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0346ghsaWEB
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