{"id":"CVE-2026-94603","title":"Podman is a tool for managing OCI containers and pods","summary":"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 …","severity":"critical","cvss":10,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-693","CWE-15"],"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Red Hat Hardened Images","affected":["ansible_automation_platform 2","build_of_podman_desktop","enterprise_linux 10","enterprise_linux 8","enterprise_linux 9","openshift_container_platform 4","openshift_dev_spaces","quay 3","hardened_images","quay 3.12"],"patched":["hardened_images","quay 3.12"],"published":"2026-10-13","updated":"2026-10-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-16T16:00:33.533","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94603","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/24706290d5c974f078d8ca284026802515f28e92","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/3721ff82ffb44a4ceeaecc5abd3808e924a6b669","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/450c64426dbcff1097d3c7911d791101e3d16f4c","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/7728ba0a90094408ad9078e36c3622a651d49616","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/c74b1d37b3fb834b0de43e176565d9d8c254b627","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/ea9243e04d1db3886dc3a51ee3300ffb547cfc02","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/releases/tag/v5.8.8","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/releases/tag/v6.1.3","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/security/advisories/GHSA-2cvf-wqm6-wr9g","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-94603.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-94603"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2542566"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-94603"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94603"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74178"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74861"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:79546"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2cvf-wqm6-wr9g"},{"url":"https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman"}],"tags":["nvd","csaf","vex","red-hat","cve.org","ghsa","go","osv"],"epss":0.00532,"epssPercentile":0.44759,"aliases":["GHSA-2cvf-wqm6-wr9g","GO-2026-6770"],"ecosystem":"go","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-13T20:19:31.021516Z"},"scores":{"nvd":10,"vendor":8.6,"cna":10,"ghsa":10,"osv":10},"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T17:38:53.202Z","slug":"CVE-2026-94603","body":"## Overview\n\nPodman 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2026-94603)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `github.com/containers/podman >= 4.4.0, < 5.8.8`\n- `go.podman.io/podman/v6 >= 6.0.0, < 6.1.3`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `github.com/containers/podman 5.8.8`\n- `go.podman.io/podman/v6 6.1.3`\n\nSource: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2cvf-wqm6-wr9g\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **RHSA-2026:74178** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Hardened Images · released 2026-10-01 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74178)\n- **RHSA-2026:74861** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Hardened Images · released 2026-10-02 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74861)\n- **RHSA-2026:79546** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Quay 3.12 · released 2026-10-08 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:79546)\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, Red Hat Build of Podman Desktop, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4, … · no fix planned: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, Red Hat Build of Podman Desktop, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, … · updated 2026-10-20 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-94603.json)","depth":"midnight","depthScore":55,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":55,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}