Medium severity · published Oct 23, 2026
CVE-2026-55222
Isar: Unprivileged user ownership of trusted repository GPG public keys storage after bootstrap
New
5.1
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Isar is an integration system for automated root filesystem generation. In versions 0.11 and newer, /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d is created manually during bootstrap setup to be able to deploy local keys. By that, the directory is owned by the calling user (the one that executes Isar) instead of root. If the calling user's id is identical to one of an unprivileged user inside the image, this user is able to alter existing keys and deploy new ones, silently breaking the apt repo integrity protection. The issue is has no impact on those images that use an immutable rootfs, or if apt is never invoked. Changing only the keys does not trigger an exploit, it's just one step in a chain. An attacker would also have to manipulate a remote repo or intercept non-secure communication with it. This issue has been patched via commit 29e84ed.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IS
isar · ilbers
>= 0.11, <= 1.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55222
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-55222
github.com
https://github.com/ilbers/isar/commit/29e84ed301c8d25c570300cf82b563b7961392b0
github.com
https://github.com/ilbers/isar/security/advisories/GHSA-rq66-pfw5-whqq
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