Podman: The `podman run` command can be instructed to disable almost all sandboxing by image annotation

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-94603
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-13 17:17:49 UTC
Updated2026-10-16 16:00:33 UTC
DescriptionPodman 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 10 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-693 | CWE-693 CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary10CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED10CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Podman-container-tools Podman affected >= 4.4.0, < 5.8.8 Not specified
CNA Podman-container-tools Podman affected >= 6.0.0, < 6.1.3 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/ea9243e04d1db3886dc3a51e... [email protected] github.com
github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/releases/tag/v6.1.3 [email protected] github.com
github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/450c64426dbcff1097d3c791... [email protected] github.com
github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/24706290d5c974f078d8ca28... [email protected] github.com
github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/security/advisories/GHSA-2cvf-w... [email protected] github.com
github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/c74b1d37b3fb834b0de43e17... [email protected] github.com
github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/7728ba0a90094408ad9078e3... [email protected] github.com
github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/3721ff82ffb44a4ceeaecc5a... [email protected] github.com
github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/releases/tag/v5.8.8 [email protected] github.com
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