# CVE-2026-32590: Mirror-registry: remote code execution using pickle deserialization

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-04-08 · Updated: 2026-09-09

## Affected

- openshift/mirror-registry-rhel8: version range not reported
- quay/quay-rhel8: version range not reported
- quay/quay-rhel8: version range not reported
- quay/quay-rhel8: version range not reported
- quay/quay-rhel8: version range not reported
- quay/quay-rhel9: version range not reported
- quay/quay-rhel9: version range not reported
- quay/quay-rhel9: version range not reported
- quay/quay-rhel9: version range not reported
- quay/quay-rhel8: version range not reported
- openshift/mirror-registry-rhel8: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in Red Hat Quay's handling of resumable container image layer uploads. The upload process stores intermediate data in the database using a format that, if tampered with, could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the Quay server.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openshift/mirror-registry-rhel8, quay/quay-rhel8, quay/quay-rhel9, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19375
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21017
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22465
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22629
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22840
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23361
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24833
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24853
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28441
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48085
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32590
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2446964

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