CVE-2026-24835CWE-285

Podman Desktop Extension System Vulnerable to Authentication Bypass

High · published January 28, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
22.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
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
EPSS
0.00306 · 22.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-285 · Improper Authorization
Published
2026-01-28T20:42Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 JAN 20:42Z
    Podman Desktop Extension System Vulnerable to Authentication Bypass
    cvelistv5