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CVE-2026-94603VulnerabilityPublished Updated

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

Affects MicrosoftSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-94603· Critical 10.0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 10.0 Critical : upgrade to 6.1.3 or 5.8.8 as a priority.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 09:43 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
10.0Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
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:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade podman and podman-container-tools/podman to 6.1.3 or 5.8.8.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
podman-container-toolspodmanAffected
  • >=6.0.0 <6.1.3
Fixed in
  • 6.1.3
podman-container-toolspodmanAffected
  • >=4.4.0 <5.8.8
Fixed in
  • 5.8.8
GitHubpodman-container-tools/podmanpkg:github/podman-container-tools/podmanOther threatsAffected
  • >=4.4.0 <5.8.8
  • >=6.0.0 <6.1.3
Fixed in
  • 5.8.8
  • 6.1.3

Check your own hosts for these packages with threat-finder (opens in a new tab), our free open-source scanner.

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, avoid running untrusted images with annotations that could disable sandboxing or restrict usage to trusted images only.

Description

A vulnerability in Podman version 3.0 allows the 'podman run' command to be instructed via image annotation to disable almost all sandboxing protections. This could potentially reduce container isolation and security. No CVSS score or detailed impact information is provided.

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