CVE-2026-24835 Podman Desktop Extension System Vulnerable to Authentication Bypass
Malicious extensions can bypass authentication checks to hijack sessions and access sensitive resources in Podman Desktop.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-24835?
CVE-2026-24835 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in podman-desktop, published on 28 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-24835?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linuxfoundation Podman Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2026-24835?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-24835 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-24835 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-24835 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in podman-desktop
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v3fx-qg34-6g9m.