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GHSA-xm96-gfjx-jcrc

ORAS Java: Path traversal in pullArtifact via attacker-controlled org.opencontainers.image.title annotation

8.1 HighFix available

GHSA-xm96-gfjx-jcrc is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in land.oras:oras-java-sdk, published May 19, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in land.oras:oras-java-sdk 0.6.2.

Severity
8.1 HighCVSS 3.1, GitHub Advisories
Exploit chance
UnscoredNo EPSS score yet
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists

Description

Summary

The pullArtifact methods in Registry and OCILayout use the org.opencontainers.image.title annotation from a pulled manifest as a filename, resolving it against the caller supplied output directory without normalization or a containment check. A manifest publisher can set this annotation to a path that escapes the output directory, causing the SDK to write the layer's blob anywhere the JVM process can write.

Details

Two call sites are affected.

src/main/java/land/oras/Registry.java, pullLayer (reached from Registry.pullArtifact):

Path targetPath = path.resolve(layer.getAnnotations().get(Const.ANNOTATION_TITLE));
...
Files.copy(is, targetPath, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);

src/main/java/land/oras/OCILayout.java, OCILayout.pullArtifact:

Files.copy(blobPath, path.resolve(layer.getAnnotations().get(Const.ANNOTATION_TITLE)));

The annotation comes from the remote manifest. Path.resolve treats an absolute argument as a full override of the base, and follows .. segments upward, so the annotation controls the destination. REPLACE_EXISTING overwrites files that exist at that destination.

The unpack branch of pullLayer (taken when the layer carries io.deis.oras.content.unpack=true) is not affected, because it dispatches through ArchiveUtils.untar / unzip, which apply outputPath.startsWith(normalizedTarget) after normalization. The non unpack branch and OCILayout.pullArtifact lack the equivalent check.

fetchBlob(ContainerRef, Path) is not affected. The caller passes the destination path and the title annotation is not consulted.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
land.oras:oras-java-sdk
Maven
through 0.6.1
0.6.2
land.oras:oras-java-sdk
Maven
before 0.6.2, plus listed versions
0.2.00.2.10.2.100.2.110.2.12
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0.6.2

What each source reports

GitHub Advisories Score used8.1

ORAS Java: Path traversal in pullArtifact via attacker-controlled org.opencontainers.image.title annotation

Summary

The pullArtifact methods in Registry and OCILayout use the org.opencontainers.image.title annotation from a pulled manifest as a filename, resolving it against the caller supplied output directory without normalization or a containment check. A manifest publisher can set this annotation to a path that escapes the output directory, causing the SDK to write the layer's blob anywhere the JVM process can write.

Details

Two call sites are affected.

src/main/java/land/oras/Registry.java, pullLayer (reached from Registry.pullArtifact):

Path targetPath = path.resolve(layer.getAnnotations().get(Const.ANNOTATION_TITLE));
...
Files.copy(is, targetPath, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);

src/main/java/land/oras/OCILayout.java, OCILayout.pullArtifact:

Files.copy(blobPath, path.resolve(layer.getAnnotations().get(Const.ANNOTATION_TITLE)));

The annotation comes from the remote manifest. Path.resolve treats an absolute argument as a full override of the base, and follows .. segments upward, so the annotation controls the destination. REPLACE_EXISTING overwrites files that exist at that destination.

The unpack branch of pullLayer (taken when the layer carries io.deis.oras.content.unpack=true) is not affected, because it dispatches through ArchiveUtils.untar / unzip, which apply outputPath.startsWith(normalizedTarget) after normalization. The non unpack branch and OCILayout.pullArtifact lack the equivalent check.

fetchBlob(ContainerRef, Path) is not affected. The caller passes the destination path and the title annotation is not consulted.

Record
GHSA-xm96-gfjx-jcrc
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV8.1

ORAS Java: Path traversal in pullArtifact via attacker-controlled org.opencontainers.image.title annotation

Summary

The pullArtifact methods in Registry and OCILayout use the org.opencontainers.image.title annotation from a pulled manifest as a filename, resolving it against the caller supplied output directory without normalization or a containment check. A manifest publisher can set this annotation to a path that escapes the output directory, causing the SDK to write the layer's blob anywhere the JVM process can write.

Details

Two call sites are affected.

src/main/java/land/oras/Registry.java, pullLayer (reached from Registry.pullArtifact):

Path targetPath = path.resolve(layer.getAnnotations().get(Const.ANNOTATION_TITLE));
...
Files.copy(is, targetPath, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);

src/main/java/land/oras/OCILayout.java, OCILayout.pullArtifact:

Files.copy(blobPath, path.resolve(layer.getAnnotations().get(Const.ANNOTATION_TITLE)));

The annotation comes from the remote manifest. Path.resolve treats an absolute argument as a full override of the base, and follows .. segments upward, so the annotation controls the destination. REPLACE_EXISTING overwrites files that exist at that destination.

The unpack branch of pullLayer (taken when the layer carries io.deis.oras.content.unpack=true) is not affected, because it dispatches through ArchiveUtils.untar / unzip, which apply outputPath.startsWith(normalizedTarget) after normalization. The non unpack branch and OCILayout.pullArtifact lack the equivalent check.

fetchBlob(ContainerRef, Path) is not affected. The caller passes the destination path and the title annotation is not consulted.

Record
GHSA-xm96-gfjx-jcrc
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedGitHub Advisories, OSV

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References

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