Vulnerability in Podman-container-tools Podman
CVE-2026-55686
Podman is a tool for managing OCI containers and pods. From 3.0.0 until 5.7.1, running a malicious container image where the WORKDIR path contains a symlink can create a directory or modify ownership on the host filesystem. Modified owners…
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Podman-container-tools Podman — versions >= 3.0.0, < 5.7.1
- Podman_project Podman
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-55686?
- CVE-2026-55686 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Podman-container-tools Podman, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-06-26.
- How severe is CVE-2026-55686?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.