Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Podman Desktop by Red Hat
CVE-2026-24835

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Podman-desktop

Status
Podman-desktop
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 January 2026

What is CVE-2026-24835?

Podman Desktop, a graphical tool for container and Kubernetes development, contains a vulnerability that allows malicious extensions to bypass authentication checks. This vulnerability enables unauthorized access to sensitive resources, as the isAccessAllowed() function improperly returns true for all requests. Consequently, any extension can impersonate users and hijack authentication sessions. All versions prior to 1.25.1 are affected. Users are encouraged to update to version 1.25.1, which contains the necessary patch to mitigate this issue.

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Affected Version(s)

podman-desktop < 1.25.1

References

https://github.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop/security...
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ib4RG34mGHDlXeyib8L2j9L5...
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CVSS V4

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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