CVE-2026-28407: Nested archive extraction failure can drop content from scan inputs

Nested archive extraction failure can drop content from scan inputs

F-MALCONTENT-010

Public snapshot: 26 Sep 2026. Status, releases and attribution belong to each source below; none is inferred from another record.

Recorded evidence

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CVE-2026-28407CVEchainguard-dev/malcontent

Nested archive extraction failure can drop content from scan inputs

Fixed in: malcontent v1.21.0

patched

details

Finding IDs: F-MALCONTENT-010
CVE: CVE-2026-28407
GHSA: GHSA-945p-3jhm-6rcp
Status: patched
Fixed in: malcontent v1.21.0
CVE registry state: PUBLISHED
CVE state checked: 23 Sep 2026
Upstream title: Nested archive extraction failure can drop content from scan inputs
Upstream CWE: CWE-703
Upstream publication: 27 Feb 2026
Upstream updated: 27 Feb 2026
Metadata fetched: 23 Sep 2026
Upstream @1seal credit: @1seal: reporter (accepted)

F-MALCONTENT-010: Verification failures. Archive extraction failure can omit content from the security scan. Reviewed 24 Sep 2026. Mechanism assessed by 1seal.

Mechanism source for F-MALCONTENT-010

Security area (1seal assessment): Integrity. Failed nested archive extraction can omit content from scan inputs, so the integrity of the reported scan coverage is not preserved. Reviewed 24 Sep 2026.

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