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github.com/docker/distribution: vulnerability history, versions and safety

github.com/docker/distribution is a package in the Go ecosystem. Vulert records 6 vulnerabilities for it across 120 releases, from Apr 2021 to Oct 2026. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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6 vulnerabilities recorded H2 M1 L1 U2
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1 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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1 in the last 12 months

Most recent disclosure 15 Oct 2026.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.3+incompatible i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: v2.8.3+incompatible has 6 known vulnerabilities, and 1 has no fix yet. Use an earlier safe version, or the workaround listed for each one.

Package health score 60/100
  • Security Minor issues
  • Maintenance Maintaining
  • Popularity Key ecosystem project
  • Community Moderate

The current release has a vulnerability with no published fix, which caps this score.

What to do: Pin an earlier, unaffected release if you can, and apply the workaround each vulnerability lists until a fix is published. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Current release v2.8.3+incompatible — affected i
  • Vulnerabilities on record 6 over 5 years · 1 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 15 Oct 2026 i
  • Highest CVSS 7.5 i
  • With no published fix 1 i
  • Stars 10,658 i
  • OpenSSF scorecard 6/10 i
  • Last release 36 months ago i
  • Licence Apache-2.0 i

Version list, release dates, licence and dependants published by the Go module proxy, refreshed 22 Oct 2026. Licence information is not legal advice.

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert tracks for github.com/docker/distribution, newest first, with the vulnerabilities recorded against each one. A version showing none has no vulnerability in the Vulert database — open it for the full picture on that release.

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Version Released Vulert vulnerabilities Licence Fix published Details
v2.8.4-0.20260923142519-db037680f2ac+incompatible 23 Sep 2026 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.8.4-0.20260721131637-de67f6f132dc+incompatible 21 Jul 2026 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.8.4-0.20240111071203-5d5c60f77c01+incompatible 11 Jan 2024 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.8.3+incompatible 02 Oct 2023 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.8.3-0.20230923220831-1eb2c30122f5+incompatible 23 Sep 2023 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20230831142059-10a7e4c48330 31 Aug 2023 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.8.3-0.20230831142059-10a7e4c48330+incompatible 31 Aug 2023 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20230714093623-a1cfd267c8ff 14 Jul 2023 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20230511101157-7c354a4b40fe 11 May 2023 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.8.2+incompatible 11 May 2023 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.8.2-beta.2.0.20230511090025-4894d35ecc83+incompatible 11 May 2023 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20230509231638-320d6a141f17 09 May 2023 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.8.2-beta.2+incompatible 09 May 2023 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20230509213959-963c19952adf 09 May 2023 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.8.2-beta.1+incompatible 09 May 2023 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20220308175236-b5ca020cfbe9 08 Mar 2022 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.8.1+incompatible 08 Mar 2022 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.8.1-0.20220308171510-1b5f094086fc+incompatible 08 Mar 2022 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.8.1-0.20220308165416-3df9fce2beb5+incompatible 08 Mar 2022 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.8.1-0.20220301113747-9a0196b801ba+incompatible 01 Mar 2022 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20220207154021-dcf66392d606 07 Feb 2022 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20220121124632-212b38ed225e 21 Jan 2022 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.8.0+incompatible 21 Jan 2022 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.8.0-beta.1+incompatible 21 Jan 2022 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.7.2-0.20211123191640-3b7b53456922+incompatible 23 Nov 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.7.2-0.20211118083449-f7365390ef0c+incompatible 18 Nov 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20211012074557-f6a54b0d29f8 12 Oct 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v2.7.2-0.20210908134447-691e62e7eff1+incompatible 08 Sep 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.7.2-0.20210323152304-18230b7b345a+incompatible 23 Mar 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.7.2-0.20210226090000-cc866a5bf3e8+incompatible 26 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210225085126-c432849e44f9 25 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210206161202-6200038bc715 06 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210206161021-66fae5e4439b 06 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210206160309-f82e1c2332a5 06 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210206152645-a18ebf9f78d6 06 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210206152503-038a5060de17 06 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210206112855-3f0d066b5d06 06 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210205195227-639de6a02fc2 05 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210203185804-a637ebcd0164 03 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210203185555-e15438df55af 03 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210203121223-4d34a31762ce 03 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210203121216-084c0bd1006f 03 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210203121153-f0c93f65a2c6 03 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210203090847-4269ab721f7a 03 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210203090515-ce2aacfcd583 03 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210202011209-cc4d27f68166 02 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210201155222-edf4afcbeb35 01 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210201132900-1100e30e1c99 01 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210201081545-988680086896 01 Feb 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210130102046-e2ee31405d0c 30 Jan 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210129205647-ae2bedd3b927 29 Jan 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210129204807-402d3c943a1a 29 Jan 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210129203804-da9a88bc97a8 29 Jan 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210129200659-be3670387fd5 29 Jan 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210129194009-64874d17b18b 29 Jan 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210128215344-b431b34fb8b6 28 Jan 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210128173829-a63bd4d3f19a 28 Jan 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210128134853-13407c9e335d 28 Jan 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210127173817-239c368ff61d 27 Jan 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20210126121258-a91f895a50e9 26 Jan 2021 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20201218233920-35f1369d3770 18 Dec 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20201218233545-07b948ea67b4 18 Dec 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20201218160241-5ce1d855656a 18 Dec 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20201214023909-1057ff723bab 14 Dec 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20201209174418-2d16db2ae7b8 09 Dec 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20201209172738-911eaf03e773 09 Dec 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20201209104512-2db6df4cf12e 09 Dec 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20201207164954-d11c4f9adea5 07 Dec 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20201130120414-87cbd09fa7ff 30 Nov 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20201114020330-551158e6008e 14 Nov 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20201106182221-03aaf6ab5111 06 Nov 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20201105212317-f4506b517a7e 05 Nov 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20201105021951-065aec568839 05 Nov 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20201103112402-c8d90f904f1e 03 Nov 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20201029003056-f5cdc24dd3d8 29 Oct 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20201020174822-c26fa61ec923 20 Oct 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200903003234-34f1322664a7 03 Sep 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200901010754-264e26fd8cd4 01 Sep 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200831155444-545596ae2cbf 31 Aug 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200826222420-2800ab02245e 26 Aug 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200826093013-1cee02e7aeeb 26 Aug 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200824220452-5dc1f65acc2f 24 Aug 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200824175021-fe1ffa86bc0e 24 Aug 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200824164653-8a8d91529d05 24 Aug 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200821225708-0316f34bf223 21 Aug 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200821093524-e1464fd3172b 21 Aug 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200808061218-35b26def43c1 08 Aug 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200804174027-95f1eea5f55e 04 Aug 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200804173849-a784441b6222 04 Aug 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200730231555-1d0ea8ed7b69 30 Jul 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200722161806-208d68bd5cc9 22 Jul 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200722025446-f361d443b7d4 22 Jul 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200720152059-32c77af6ac94 20 Jul 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200716095908-2672c0ebe290 16 Jul 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200708230840-70e0022e42fd 08 Jul 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v2.7.2-0.20200708230840-70e0022e42fd+incompatible 08 Jul 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200708230824-53e18a9d9bfe 08 Jul 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200708101831-7728c5e44534 08 Jul 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200701074256-9690d843fa15 01 Jul 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200629171434-62d0fd45e71e 29 Jun 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20200626155950-81ba770effcd 26 Jun 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20200612135612-40f4476dab79 12 Jun 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20200429102524-a2ed1b5e80d0 29 Apr 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20200424112018-b338d2f6ac64 24 Apr 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20200407145919-55f88c35b9f1 07 Apr 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20200319173657-742aab907b54 19 Mar 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20200318230617-17a394f9af7c 18 Mar 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20200318225234-78c2ab66464a 18 Mar 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20200318104134-cdb4ba947a54 18 Mar 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v2.7.2-0.20200311034821-a45a401e9709+incompatible 11 Mar 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20200310215843-303f1899bbb9 10 Mar 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20200310151929-bf56f348be64 10 Mar 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20200309203653-581be914824c 09 Mar 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20200309201154-be29c05a1e82 09 Mar 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20200305015137-495a4af7cf59 05 Mar 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20200305015137-74d442a058a9 05 Mar 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20200304223919-492a10376c77 04 Mar 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20200304223815-c79aa81772de 04 Mar 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20200304182148-2d1126ecc11a 04 Mar 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20200304181946-3b4d1e3ddf45 04 Mar 2020 H2 M1 L1 U2 — No Details →

The newest 120 of 796 versions Vulert tracks. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2021 1
  • 2022 3
  • 2023 1
  • 2026 1

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 1 of the 6 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for github.com/docker/distribution

The 5 most severe of 6 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
CVE-2017-11468: Docker Registry Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling 7.5 high 2.7.0-rc.0 13 May 2022
CVE-2023-2253: Out-of-Memory Denial of Service in github.com/docker/distribution 7.5 high 2.8.2-beta.1 11 May 2023
CVE-2026-85747: Docker Distribution Client Manifest Integrity Bypass Vulnerability 6.8 medium No fix published 15 Oct 2026
OCI Manifest Type Confusion Issue in github.com/docker/distribution 3.0 low 2.8.0 08 Feb 2022
CVE-2017-11468: Uncontrolled resource allocation in github.com/docker/distribution N/A unrated 2.7.0-rc.0+incompatible 14 Apr 2021

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Questions

About github.com/docker/distribution

Is github.com/docker/distribution safe to use?

Vulert records 6 vulnerabilities for github.com/docker/distribution in Go: 0 critical, 2 high, 1 medium and 1 low, plus 2 not yet rated. 1 of them has no published fix yet, so that is the one to avoid or mitigate.

What is github.com/docker/distribution's Vulert package health score?

Vulert scores github.com/docker/distribution 60/100, which reads as usable, but worth attention. The score weighs the vulnerability record (40), maintenance and release cadence (25), adoption from dependents and stars (20) and community signals such as the OpenSSF scorecard and forks (15). The current release has a vulnerability with no published fix, which caps this score.

Is the latest version of github.com/docker/distribution affected?

Yes. v2.8.3+incompatible, the version you would install today, has 6 known vulnerabilities, and 1 has no published fix yet. Use an earlier unaffected release, or the workaround each vulnerability lists.

Which version of github.com/docker/distribution should I use?

v2.8.3+incompatible is the version Vulert recommends for the affected releases. The version table above lists every release with the vulnerabilities recorded against it, so you can confirm the range you actually run.

How many vulnerabilities does github.com/docker/distribution have?

6 vulnerabilities are recorded for github.com/docker/distribution in the Go ecosystem: 0 critical, 2 high, 1 medium and 1 low, plus 2 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new github.com/docker/distribution vulnerabilities disclosed?

1 vulnerability was recorded for github.com/docker/distribution in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 14 Apr 2021. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of github.com/docker/distribution are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor github.com/docker/distribution for upcoming vulnerabilities?

Upload the manifest or SBOM for your application at vulert.com/scanner and Vulert keeps checking the github.com/docker/distribution version you actually run against new disclosures, then alerts you when one affects it. There is no installation and no source-code access required.