CVE-2026-24835

Jan. 29, 2026, 4:31 p.m.

8.8
High

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Containers
  • Podman Desktop
  • *, 1.25.1

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-285
Improper Authorization
The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a containers podman_desktop / / / / / / / /
a containers podman_desktop 1.25.1 / / / / / / /

References

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

Tags

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CWE-285
2026-01-28
CVE-2026-24835

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • Exploit Maturity: PROOF_OF_CONCEPT

    • 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

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Timeline

Published: Jan. 28, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
Last Modified: Jan. 29, 2026, 4:31 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

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Source

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