01 Record
CVE-2026-29049
melange: unbounded HTTP download in `melange update-cache` can exhaust disk in CI
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score4.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
02 Description
melange: unbounded HTTP download in `melange update-cache` can exhaust disk in CI
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 13.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-07.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-03-06 07:03Z7 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-07-07 13:10Z3 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-03-03
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- e3f71a792acffe51f0f33dfcc6d996e5a88c403d3476c20d094c53176f59ff1f
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/chainguard-dev/melange/security/advisories/GHSA-7rp8-r62p-q6wc
- github.comhttps://github.com/chainguard-dev/melange/pull/2379
- github.comhttps://github.com/chainguard-dev/melange/commit/652ca5af08588f78e2d405e64b058fac8398d23f
- github.comhttps://github.com/chainguard-dev/melange/releases/tag/v0.43.4