CVE-2026-24835Podman Desktop is a graphical tool for developing on containers and Kubernetes.
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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
- 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-285
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
linuxfoundation podman_desktop linuxfoundation:podman_desktop | before 1.25.1 | NVD |
References
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ib4RG34mGHDlXeyib8L2j9L5rEDxuDM5/view?usp=sharingpatch
- https://github.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop/security/advisories/GHSA-v3fx-qg34-6g9mexploit, vendor-advisory
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