CVE-2026-24835

HIGH EPSS 18.4%
Published Jan 28, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.8 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published Jan 28, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Podman Desktop is a graphical tool for developing on containers and Kubernetes. A critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Podman Desktop prior to version 1.25.1 allows any extension to completely circumvent permission checks and gain unauthorized access to all authentication sessions. The `isAccessAllowed()` function unconditionally returns `true`, enabling malicious extensions to impersonate any user, hijack authentication sessions, and access sensitive resources without authorization. This vulnerability affects all versions of Podman Desktop. Version 1.25.1 contains a patch for the issue.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
18.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-285

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxfoundationpodman_desktop* <1.25.1

References 2

  • drive.google.com https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ib4RG34mGHDlXeyib8L2j9L5rEDxuDM5/view?usp=sharing
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop/security/advisories/GHSA-v3fx-qg34-6g9m
    ExploitVendor Advisory

Remediation

  • drive.google.com https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ib4RG34mGHDlXeyib8L2j9L5rEDxuDM5/view?usp=sharing
    Patch