Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Open Source · Podman: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation
Affects Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Open SourceSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 10.0 Critical : upgrade to 6.1.3 or 5.8.8 as a priority.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 12:20 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 6.1.3, 5.8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade podman and podman-container-tools/podman to 6.1.3 or 5.8.8.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| podman-container-toolspodman | Affected
| Fixed in
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| podman-container-toolspodman | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubpodman-container-tools/podmanpkg:github/podman-container-tools/podmanOther threats | Affected
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AI-suggested
Users should update Podman to version 5.8.8 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Red Hat has provided updated RPM packages in their Hardened Images repositories. Applying these official updates will fix the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-94603) affects Podman, a container runtime and management tool. This flaw allows an attacker to escalate privileges when using Podman versions prior to 5.8.8. The issue has been addressed and fixed in version 5.8.8. Red Hat has released security advisories and updated RPM packages for Podman to remediate this vulnerability.
References
- wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-3651.json (opens in a new tab)
- wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-3651 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/security/advisories/GHSA-2cvf-wqm6-wr9g (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74178 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74861 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:79546 (opens in a new tab)
- linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-88202.html (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88202 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99025 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99019 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99093 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99023 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99022 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99024 (opens in a new tab)