# CVE-2026-111435: openEuler iSulad relative path traversal in manifest loading

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-111435-relative-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-openeuler-isulad-on  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-12. Updated: 2026-11-12  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-111435 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.4 · Published 2026-11-12

iSulad is a container runtime used to manage containerized applications on Linux systems. A relative path traversal flaw in the manifest parsing code allows a malicious container image to cause the iSulad daemon (running as root) to read arbitrary files from the host system, exposing sensitive data.

Technologies: [openEuler iSulad](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/isulad). Vendors: [openEuler](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/openeuler).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-111435 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-111435 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-111435?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.4, published 12 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** openEuler iSulad through 2.1.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-111435?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-111435 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-111435?** Check whether you run openEuler iSulad at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability exists in oci_load.c's oci_load_process_manifest() function, which fails to sanitize the Config path field from manifest.json. An attacker can craft a malicious tar package (container image) with a relative path traversal payload that, when loaded by iSulad running as root, grants unauthorized file read access to the host system.

## Affected products

- openEuler iSulad through 2.1.6

## Timeline

- 2026-11-12: disclosed

## References

- [https://atomgit.com/src-openeuler/iSulad](https://atomgit.com/src-openeuler/iSulad)
- [https://atomgit.com/openeuler/iSulad/commit/370889a81f1e7381de68ad7ded88b3439e266af5?ref=master&prId=2646](https://atomgit.com/openeuler/iSulad/commit/370889a81f1e7381de68ad7ded88b3439e266af5?ref=master&prId=2646)

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