---
id: CVE-2024-3727
title: A flaw was found in the github.com/containers/image library
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in the github.com/containers/image library. This flaw allows
  attackers to trigger unexpected authenticated registry accesses on behalf of a
  victim user, causing resource exhaustion, local path traversal, and other
  attacks.
severity: high
cvss: 8.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-354
vendor: Red Hat
product: image
affected:
  - image < 5.29.3
  - image >= 5.30.0 < 5.30.1
  - oadp/oadp-velero-plugin-rhel9 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-central-db-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-collector-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-collector-slim-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-main-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-operator-bundle (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-rhel8-operator (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-roxctl-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-db-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-db-slim-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-slim-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-v4-db-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-v4-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-central-db-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-collector-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-collector-slim-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-main-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-operator-bundle (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-rhel8-operator (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-roxctl-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-db-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-db-slim-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-slim-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-v4-db-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-v4-rhel8 (all versions)
  - 'container-tools:rhel8 (all versions)'
  - buildah (all versions)
  - skopeo (all versions)
  - podman (all versions)
  - rhmtc/openshift-migration-controller-rhel8 (all versions)
  - podman (all versions)
  - skopeo (all versions)
  - openshift4/ose-operator-lifecycle-manager (all versions)
  - podman (all versions)
  - skopeo (all versions)
  - openshift4/network-tools-rhel8 (all versions)
  - openshift4/ose-agent-installer-api-server-rhel8 (all versions)
  - openshift4/ose-agent-installer-node-agent-rhel9 (all versions)
  - openshift4/ose-alibaba-machine-controllers-rhel9 (all versions)
  - openshift4/ose-apiserver-network-proxy-rhel9 (all versions)
  - openshift4/ose-cluster-autoscaler-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - >-
    openshift4/ose-cluster-control-plane-machine-set-rhel9-operator (all
    versions)
  - openshift4/ose-cluster-ingress-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - openshift4/ose-cluster-network-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - openshift4/ose-cluster-node-tuning-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - openshift4/ose-console (all versions)
patched:
  - github.com/containers/image 5.30.1
  - github.com/containers/image/v5 5.30.1
  - github.com/containers/image/v5 5.29.3
published: '2024-05-14'
updated: '2026-10-13'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-13T03:16:37.513'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3727'
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  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3727'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/containers/image/commit/132678b47bae29c710589012668cb85859d88385
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/containers/image/commit/e8948046055060605bd68289d406ce149590c33a
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6wvf-f2vw-3425'
  - url: 'https://github.com/containers/image'
  - url: 'https://github.com/containers/image/releases/tag/v5.29.3'
  - url: 'https://github.com/containers/image/releases/tag/v5.30.1'
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tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - osv
  - go
epss: 0.01279
epssPercentile: 0.69842
aliases:
  - GHSA-6wvf-f2vw-3425
  - GO-2024-2842
ecosystem: go
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2024-05-13T17:59:41.318223Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-06-30T09:49:12.322Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in the github.com/containers/image library. This flaw allows attackers to trigger unexpected authenticated registry accesses on behalf of a victim user, causing resource exhaustion, local path traversal, and other attacks.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Package advisory (CVE-2024-3727)

Affected packages:

- `github.com/containers/image < 5.30.1`
- `github.com/containers/image/v5 >= 5.30.0, < 5.30.1`
- `github.com/containers/image/v5 < 5.29.3`

Patched in:

- `github.com/containers/image 5.30.1`
- `github.com/containers/image/v5 5.30.1`
- `github.com/containers/image/v5 5.29.3`

Source: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6wvf-f2vw-3425
