CVE-2026-94603 · GHSA-2cvf-wqm6-wr9g
Podman: The `podman run` command can be instructed to disable almost all sandboxing by image annotation
- Risk score
- 82/100
- CVSS
- 10.0 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.9%
- Published
- 13 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- 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 …
- Affected
- github.com/containers/podman (go) >= 4.4.0, < 5.8.8; go.podman.io/podman/v6 (go) >= 6.0.0, < 6.1.3
- Fix
- Upgrade github.com/containers/podman to 5.8.8; go.podman.io/podman/v6 to 6.1.3 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Red
- CVSS 10.0 critical
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
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Affected packages
| Package | Ecosystem | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/containers/podman | go | >= 4.4.0, < 5.8.8 | 5.8.8 |
| go.podman.io/podman/v6 | go | >= 6.0.0, < 6.1.3 | 6.1.3 |
References
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2cvf-wqm6-wr9g
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/security/advisories/GHSA-2cvf-wqm6-wr9g
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94603
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/24706290d5c974f078d8ca284026802515f28e92
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/3721ff82ffb44a4ceeaecc5abd3808e924a6b669
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/450c64426dbcff1097d3c7911d791101e3d16f4c
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/7728ba0a90094408ad9078e36c3622a651d49616
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/c74b1d37b3fb834b0de43e176565d9d8c254b627
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/ea9243e04d1db3886dc3a51ee3300ffb547cfc02
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/releases/tag/v5.8.8
Original description
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.
Last activity 13 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.