# CVE-2026-79699

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-79699
- **Severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS Score:** 4.4 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
- **CWE:** CWE-59
- **Published:** Sep 15, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Sep 17, 2026

## Description

A flaw was found in the containers/storage library. A crafted tar archive containing a malicious whiteout header (e.g. victim/.wh.) can cause the extraction destination directory to be replaced with an arbitrary file when processed by storage/pkg/archive.UnpackLayer, ApplyLayer, or ApplyUncompressedLayer.

## Affected Products

No affected products listed.

## References

- [CNA](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79699)
- [CNA](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523408)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.13%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 3.0

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._