What is CVE-2026-24835?

CVE-2026-24835 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Podman Desktop, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-01-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-24835?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Linuxfoundation Podman Desktop

CVE-2026-24835

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.

EPSS: 0.003 (18.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Linuxfoundation Podman_desktop
Podman-desktop — versions < 1.25.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-24835?: CVE-2026-24835 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Podman Desktop, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-01-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-24835?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.