Is CVE-2026-41888 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-41888 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-41888?

CVE-2026-41888 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-41888?

CVE-2026-41888 has an EPSS score of 0.29% (21th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-41888?

Upgrade distribution to 3.1.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-41888

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Distribution is a toolkit to pack, ship, store, and deliver container content. Prior to 3.1.1, tag deletion via the DELETE /v2/<name>/manifests/<tag> endpoint bypasses the storage.delete.enabled: false configuration, allowing any API client to remove tags from repositories even when the operator has explicitly disabled deletion. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.1.1.

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

distributionNVD

Affected:< 3.1.1Fixed in:3.1.1CVE-2026-41888derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days

21stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 21% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

github.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-15.