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title: "CVE-2026-101295: oc-mirror - Path Traversal & Arbitrary File Write"
description: "oc-mirror contains a path traversal and arbitrary file write vulnerability caused by improper validation of tar entry paths during operator catalog image extraction, letting attackers write files outside intended directories, exploit requires crafted catalog images."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-101295/
---

# CVE-2026-101295 oc-mirror - Path Traversal & Arbitrary File Write

oc-mirror contains a path traversal and arbitrary file write vulnerability caused by improper validation of tar entry paths during operator catalog image extraction, letting attackers write files outside intended directories, exploit requires crafted catalog images.

CVSS base score 7.3 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.14% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101295)

## Details

Type

Path Traversal

Impact

File System Write, Path Traversal

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Published

30 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of oc-mirror with path validation fixes.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101295](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101295)
- [https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-101295](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-101295)
- [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show\_bug.cgi?id=2522941](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2522941)
- [https://github.com/openshift/oc-mirror/blob/22a5722/v1/pkg/cli/mirror/catalog\_images.go#L680](https://github.com/openshift/oc-mirror/blob/22a5722/v1/pkg/cli/mirror/catalog_images.go#L680)
- [https://github.com/openshift/oc-mirror/blob/22a5722/v1/pkg/cli/mirror/fbc\_operators.go#L334-L369](https://github.com/openshift/oc-mirror/blob/22a5722/v1/pkg/cli/mirror/fbc_operators.go#L334-L369)

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