CVE-2026-24835

HIGH

7.1

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.1

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published1/28/2026

Last Modified3/2/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

linuxfoundation:podman_desktop

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-285

References

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ib4RG34mGHDlXeyib8L2j9L5rEDxuDM5/view?usp=sharing(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop/security/advisories/GHSA-v3fx-qg34-6g9m(security-advisories@github.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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