{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/ctfer-io/monitoring"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.2.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-32771"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-16T20:46:48Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The `sanitizeArchivePath` function in `pkg/extract/extract.go` (lines 248\u2013254) is vulnerable to a path traversal bypass due to a missing trailing path separator in the `strings.HasPrefix` check. A crafted tar archive can write files outside the intended destination directory when using the `extractor` CLI tool or the `extract.DumpOTelCollector` library function.\n\n## Vulnerable Code\n\nFile: `pkg/extract/extract.go`, lines 248\u2013254\n\n```go\nfunc sanitizeArchivePath(d, t string) (v string, err error) {\n    v = filepath.Join(d, t)\n    if strings.HasPrefix(v, filepath.Clean(d)) {   // \u2190 missing trailing separator\n        return v, nil\n    }\n    return \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"filepath is tainted: %s\", t)\n}\n```\n\nThe function is called at line 219 inside `untar`, which is invoked by `copyFromPod` (line 205) during the Cold Extract data dump workflow.\n\n## Root Cause\n\n`strings.HasPrefix(v, filepath.Clean(d))` does not append a trailing `/` to the directory prefix, causing a **directory name prefix collision**. If the destination is `/home/user/extract-output` and a tar entry is named `../extract-outputevil/pwned`, the joined path `/home/user/extract-outputevil/pwned` passes the prefix check \u2014 it starts with `/home/user/extract-output` \u2014 even though it is entirely outside the intended directory.\n\n## Steps to Reproduce\n\n1. **Deploy the monitoring stack** with `ColdExtract: true`. The OTEL Collector begins writing signal data (`otel_traces`, `otel_metrics`, `otel_logs`) to the shared PVC.\n\n2. **Place the PoC tar on the PVC.** Any pod with write access to the `ReadWriteMany` PVC (or the compromised OTEL Collector itself) copies a `poc-path-traversal.tar` into the `/data/collector` mount path. The archive contains three real-looking OTLP telemetry files alongside two crafted entries with path-traversal names.\n\n3. **Run the extractor against the namespace:**\n\n   ```\n   extractor \\\n     --namespace monitoring \\\n     --pvc-name \u003csignals-pvc-name\u003e \\\n     --directory /home/user/extract-output\n   ```\n\n4. **Observe the bypass.** `untar` processes the tar stream. For the malicious entries:\n\n   ```\n   // entry name: ../extract-outputevil/poc-proof.txt\n   filepath.Join(\"/home/user/extract-output\", \"../extract-outputevil/poc-proof.txt\")\n     =\u003e \"/home/user/extract-outputevil/poc-proof.txt\"\n\n   strings.HasPrefix(\"/home/user/extract-outputevil/poc-proof.txt\",\n                     \"/home/user/extract-output\")\n     =\u003e true   // BUG: prefix collision; file lands OUTSIDE target dir\n   ```\n\n   Both malicious entries are written outside `/home/user/extract-output/`. The three legitimate OTLP files land correctly inside it.\n\n## Impact\n\nSuccessful exploitation gives an attacker arbitrary file write on the machine running the extractor. Real-world primitives include:\n\n- Overwriting `~/.bashrc` / `~/.zshrc` / `~/.profile` for RCE on next shell login\n- Appending to `~/.ssh/authorized_keys` for persistent SSH backdoor\n- Dropping a malicious entry into `~/.kube/config` to hijack cluster access\n- Writing crontab entries for persistent scheduled execution\n\nThe attack surface is widened by the default `ReadWriteMany` PVC access mode, which means any pod in the cluster with the PVC mounted can inject the payload \u2014 not just the OTEL Collector itself.",
  "id": "GHSA-f7cq-gvh6-qr25",
  "modified": "2026-03-16T21:55:37Z",
  "published": "2026-03-16T20:46:48Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ctfer-io/monitoring/security/advisories/GHSA-f7cq-gvh6-qr25"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ctfer-io/monitoring/commit/269dba165aa42210352628c0db6756f3b8fd3c8a"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/ctfer-io/monitoring"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Monitoring is vulnerable to Archive Slip due to missing checks in sanitization"
}