CVE-2026-94603Podman: The `podman run` command can be instructed to disable almost all sandboxing by image annotation
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.92%, higher than 60% of scored CVEs.
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Podman is a tool for managing OCI containers and pods. From 4.4.0 until 5.8.8 and 6.1.3, podman run treats an image carrying the io.podman.annotations.checkpoint.runtime.name annotation as a checkpoint and silently ignores user-supplied container creation restrictions such as --cap-drop=ALL, allowing image-controlled checkpoint state to select weaker sandbox settings and capabilities. Rootless containers are not affected because checkpoint and restore are unavailable in that mode. This issue is fixed in versions 5.8.8 and 6.1.3.
- CVSS
- 10.0 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-693
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.92% (percentile 60)
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 13, 2026
Affected products
podman-container-tools podman podman_container_tools:podman (from the name) | from 4.4.0, < 5.8.8; from 6.0.0, < 6.1.3 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/security/advisories/GHSA-2cvf-wqm6-wr9gx-refsource-confirm
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/24706290d5c974f078d8ca284026802515f28e92x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/3721ff82ffb44a4ceeaecc5abd3808e924a6b669x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/450c64426dbcff1097d3c7911d791101e3d16f4cx-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/7728ba0a90094408ad9078e36c3622a651d49616x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/c74b1d37b3fb834b0de43e176565d9d8c254b627x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/ea9243e04d1db3886dc3a51ee3300ffb547cfc02x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/releases/tag/v5.8.8x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/releases/tag/v6.1.3x-refsource-misc
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