apko allows users to build and publish OCI container images built from apk packages. From version 0.14.8 to before 1.1.1, a path traversal vulnerability was discovered in apko's dirFS filesystem abstraction. An attacker who can supply a malicious APK package (e.g., via a compromised or typosquatted repository) could create directories or symlinks outside the intended installation root. The MkdirAll, Mkdir, and Symlink methods in pkg/apk/fs/rwosfs.go use filepath.Join() without validating that the resulting path stays within the base directory. This issue has been patched in version 1.1.1.
Advisories
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5g94-c2wx-8pxw apko has a path traversal in apko dirFS which allows filesystem writes outside base
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History

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Chainguard-dev
Chainguard-dev apko
Vendors & Products Chainguard-dev
Chainguard-dev apko

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Description apko allows users to build and publish OCI container images built from apk packages. From version 0.14.8 to before 1.1.1, a path traversal vulnerability was discovered in apko's dirFS filesystem abstraction. An attacker who can supply a malicious APK package (e.g., via a compromised or typosquatted repository) could create directories or symlinks outside the intended installation root. The MkdirAll, Mkdir, and Symlink methods in pkg/apk/fs/rwosfs.go use filepath.Join() without validating that the resulting path stays within the base directory. This issue has been patched in version 1.1.1.
Title apko is vulnerable to path traversal in apko dirFS which allows filesystem writes outside base
Weaknesses CWE-23
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-04T19:18:52.495Z

Reserved: 2026-01-29T14:03:42.539Z

Link: CVE-2026-25121

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-04T19:18:24.330Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-04T19:16:14.790

Modified: 2026-02-05T14:57:20.563

Link: CVE-2026-25121

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-05T11:39:52Z

Weaknesses