BuildKit is a toolkit for converting source code to build artifacts in an efficient, expressive and repeatable manner. Prior to version 0.28.1, when using a custom BuildKit frontend, the frontend can craft an API message that causes files to be written outside of the BuildKit state directory for the execution context. The issue has been fixed in v0.28.1. The vulnerability requires using an untrusted BuildKit frontend set with `#syntax` or `--build-arg BUILDKIT_SYNTAX`. Using these options with a well-known frontend image like `docker/dockerfile` is not affected.
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-4c29-8rgm-jvjj | BuildKit's Malicious frontend can cause file escape outside of storage root |
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Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000
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| Description | BuildKit is a toolkit for converting source code to build artifacts in an efficient, expressive and repeatable manner. Prior to version 0.28.1, when using a custom BuildKit frontend, the frontend can craft an API message that causes files to be written outside of the BuildKit state directory for the execution context. The issue has been fixed in v0.28.1. The vulnerability requires using an untrusted BuildKit frontend set with `#syntax` or `--build-arg BUILDKIT_SYNTAX`. Using these options with a well-known frontend image like `docker/dockerfile` is not affected. | |
| Title | BuildKit vulnerable to malicious frontend causing file escape outside of storage root | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-27T00:49:06.165Z
Reserved: 2026-03-23T18:30:14.124Z
Link: CVE-2026-33747
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-27T01:16:21.330
Modified: 2026-03-27T01:16:21.330
Link: CVE-2026-33747
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