What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-24844?

CVE-2026-24844 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.9 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Melange are affected by CVE-2026-24844?

CVE-2026-24844 is a high-severity vulnerability in melange, a package build tool used in container and Linux environments.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-24844?

Within 24 hours: Identify all systems running melange and assess exposure in your build infrastructure. Within 7 days: Apply the available patch to all affected melange instances and validate patch deployment. Within 30 days: Conduct a security audit of recent package builds for signs of tampering and implement build pipeline integrity monitoring.

Melange CVE-2026-24844

HIGH

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2026-02-04 security-advisories@github.com

GHSA-vqqr-rmpc-hhg2

Command Injection RCE Melange Suse

7.9

CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory

Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY

7.9 HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

SUSE

HIGH

qualitative

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today

Patch released

Feb 18, 2026 - 15:55 nvd

Patch available

CVE Published

Feb 04, 2026 - 20:16 nvd

HIGH 7.9

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

melange allows users to build apk packages using declarative pipelines. From version 0.3.0 to before 0.40.3, an attacker who can provide build input values, but not modify pipeline definitions, could execute arbitrary shell commands if the pipeline uses ${{vars.*}} or ${{inputs.*}} substitutions in working-directory. The field is embedded into shell scripts without proper quote escaping. This issue has been patched in version 0.40.3.

AnalysisAI

melange allows users to build apk packages using declarative pipelines. [CVSS 7.9 HIGH]

Technical ContextAI

Classified as CWE-78 (OS Command Injection). Affects Melange. melange allows users to build apk packages using declarative pipelines. From version 0.3.0 to before 0.40.3, an attacker who can provide build input values, but not modify pipeline definitions, could execute arbitrary shell commands if the pipeline uses ${{vars.*}} or ${{inputs.*}} substitutions in working-directory. The field is embedded into shell scripts without proper quote escaping. This issue has been patched in version 0.40.3.