CVE-2026-100833
Contrast before 1.23.1 Image Substitution via Policy Generation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.6 High
- Published
- Sep 27, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 9, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 26, 2026
Description
Contrast (edgelesssys/contrast) versions 1.14.0 before 1.23.1 generate runtime policies that fail to detect all container image substitutions. A bad rebase during a Kata Containers update accidentally introduced an `allow_storage` rule that accepts storage entries using the `image_guest_pull` driver without verifying the image digest. An attacker with access to the Kata agent API — for example, a Kubernetes cluster administrator in Contrast's threat model — can therefore substitute a container image with an exploit payload, provided the substituted image satisfies the remaining policy rules, undermining the confidential container's integrity guarantees.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.6 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 9.6 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
contrastedgelesssys |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-m2qg-wrxv-h898)vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: Contrast before 1.23.1 Image Substitution via Policy Generationthird-party-advisory
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