Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High : upgrade Red Hat podman to 5.6.1 soon.
Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 05:31 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.1 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 5.6.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Sep 2025
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 2 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade podman to 5.6.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| podman | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubpodmanpkg:github/podmanOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat advises that their products are not affected by this vulnerability and no action is required for Red Hat Enterprise Linux or OpenShift Container Platform users. For Windows users running Podman, updating to a fixed version of Podman that addresses this issue is recommended. Since this is a local attack vector, restricting access to Podman on Windows systems can reduce risk.
Description
A command injection vulnerability exists in Podman's HyperV machine backend on Windows. An attacker able to manipulate the VM image path can execute arbitrary PowerShell commands, potentially leading to unauthorized system-level code execution. This flaw does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux or OpenShift Container Platform, as the vulnerable code path is exclusive to Windows and not used on Red Hat products.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8211 (opens in a new tab)
- images.redhat.com (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33414 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-9566 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_8211.json (opens in a new tab)