CVE-2026-41888 | BDVDB-2026-333333 Detail

distributiondistribution

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v4.0: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact low, availability impact low. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References#

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

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-05-14Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-05-14
Last modified: 2026-05-14

Vendor information

Vendor: distribution
Product: distribution

All distribution vulnerabilities

Score

6.3 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 22.2.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Incorrect Authorization

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 3.1.1
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

6.3 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	Present
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	None
Vulnerable System Integrity	Low
Vulnerable System Availability	Low
Subsequent System Confidentiality	None
Subsequent System Integrity	None
Subsequent System Availability	None

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).