Critical severity · published Sep 27, 2026
CVE-2026-100833
Contrast before 1.23.1 Image Substitution via Policy Generation
9.6
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Contrast (edgelesssys/contrast) versions 1.14.0 before 1.23.1 generate runtime policies that fail to detect all container image substitutions. A bad rebase during a Kata Containers update accidentally introduced an `allow_storage` rule that accepts storage entries using the `image_guest_pull` driver without verifying the image digest. An attacker with access to the Kata agent API — for example, a Kubernetes cluster administrator in Contrast's threat model — can therefore substitute a container image with an exploit payload, provided the substituted image satisfies the remaining policy rules, undermining the confidential container's integrity guarantees.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
contrast · edgelesssys
1.14.0 before 1.23.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100833
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-100833
vendor-advisory
https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/security/advisories/GHSA-m2qg-wrxv-h898
third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/contrast-before-1.23.1-image-substitution-via-policy-generation
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