Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-24835

podman-desktop podman-desktop

Podman Desktop Extension System Vulnerable to Authentication Bypass

CVSS 4.0

8.8High

Official 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.

CVSS scores

Score	Version	Source	Vector
8.8High	4.0	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (GitHub_M)	`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`

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Source
podman-desktop	podman-desktop	< 1.25.1	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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

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Details

Published: 2026-01-29
Last updated: 2026-01-29
State: Published
Assigner (CNA): GitHub_M

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.3%

Probability of exploitation in 30 days

22.9%

Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable: Yes
Exploitation: Proof of concept
Technical impact: Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-285
Improper Authorization