Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-96577 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-96577 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-96577?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.1, published 1 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Red Hat oc-mirror.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-96577?
- 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-2026-96577 attacked?
- It is attacked from the adjacent network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-96577?
- Check whether you run Red Hat Oc-Mirror. 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 embedded local cache registry in oc-mirror binds to all network interfaces (0.0.0.0) instead of restricting to localhost, missing authentication for critical registry functions (CWE-306). An unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network can push tampered container images, delete cached images, or read mirrored content. Exploitation requires network adjacency and occurs during active mirroring workflows; Red Hat has not identified mitigations and advises waiting for security updates.
Affected products
- Red Hat oc-mirror
Timeline
- 2026-10-01: disclosed