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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-41888 · published 14 May 2026

CVE-2026-41888: Distribution incorrect authorization vulnerability

Distribution · Distribution

Distribution is a toolkit to pack, ship, store, and deliver container content. Prior to 3.1.1, tag deletion via the DELETE /v2/<name>/manifests/<tag> 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.

6.3 CVSS 4.0 Medium EPSS 0.35% · top 73.7% CWE-863 · Incorrect authorization
6.3CVSS 4.0 base score
0.35%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Distribution is a toolkit to pack, ship, store, and deliver container content. Prior to 3.1.1, tag deletion via the DELETE /v2/<name>/manifests/<tag> 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.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/distribution/distribution/security/advisories/GHSA-6pjf-3r9x-m592 ExploitVendor Advisory
https://github.com/distribution/distribution/security/advisories/GHSA-6pjf-3r9x-m592 ExploitVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-41888), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.