Medium severity6.5GHSA Advisory· Published May 14, 2026· Updated May 15, 2026
CVE-2026-41888
CVE-2026-41888
Description
Distribution is a toolkit to pack, ship, store, and deliver container content. Prior to 3.1.1, tag deletion via the DELETE /v2//manifests/ endpoint bypasses the storage.delete.enabled: false configuration, allowing any API client to remove tags from repositories even when the operator has explicitly disabled deletion. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.1.1.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/distribution/distribution/v3Go | < 3.1.1 | 3.1.1 |
github.com/distribution/distributionGo | <= 2.8.3 | — |
Affected products
33<= 2.8.3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <= 2.8.3
- cpe:2.3:a:distribution:distribution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <3.1.1
- osv-coords31 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/envoy-gateway-egctlpkg:apk/chainguard/envoy-gateway-fips-egctlpkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-18.10pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-18.11pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-18.6pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-18.7pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-18.8pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.10pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.3pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.6pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.9pkg:apk/chainguard/gitnesspkg:apk/chainguard/kotspkg:apk/chainguard/portierispkg:apk/chainguard/portieris-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/zotpkg:apk/wolfi/envoy-gateway-egctlpkg:apk/wolfi/gitnesspkg:apk/wolfi/kotspkg:apk/wolfi/portierispkg:apk/wolfi/zotpkg:golang/github.com/distribution/distributionpkg:golang/github.com/distribution/distribution/v3pkg:rpm/opensuse/distribution&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/helm3&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/helm&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/distribution&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/distribution&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/helm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/helm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0
< 1.7.2-r5+ 30 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.2-r5
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.2-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r10
- (no CPE)range: < 18.10.5-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.11.6-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 18.6.6-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 18.7.6-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 18.8.9-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.10.4-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.3.6-r7
- (no CPE)range: < 18.6.6-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 18.9.6-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.0-r16
- (no CPE)range: < 1.130.2-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.13.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.13.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.16-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.2-r5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.0-r16
- (no CPE)range: < 1.130.2-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.13.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.16-r2
- (no CPE)range: <= 2.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.21.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.21.0-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.21.0-160000.1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- github.com/distribution/distribution/security/advisories/GHSA-6pjf-3r9x-m592nvdExploitVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-6pjf-3r9x-m592ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41888ghsaADVISORY
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