Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Podman: The `podman run` command can be instructed to disable almost all sandboxing by image annotation
CVE-2026-94603
Podman is a tool for managing OCI containers and pods. From 4.4.0 until 5.8.8 and 6.1.3, podman run treats an image carrying the io.podman.annotations.checkpoint.runtime.name annotation as a checkpoint and silently ignores user-supplied container creation restrictions such as --cap-drop=ALL, allowing image-controlled checkpoint state to select weaker sandbox settings and capabilities. Rootless containers are not affected because checkpoint and restore are unavailable in that mode. This issue is fixed in versions 5.8.8 and 6.1.3.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
10.0
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:6.1
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-693 ↗CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| podman-container-tools | podman | >= 4.4.0, < 5.8.8 (affected), >= 6.0.0, < 6.1.3 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
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Threat Intelligence Signals
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | GitHub, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-09-21T21:32:23 |
| Published | 2026-10-13T16:51:38 |
| Last Updated | 2026-10-13T20:21:43 |
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