CVE-2026-24835Podman Desktop Extension System Vulnerable to Authentication Bypass

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.

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

References and patches

• https://github.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop/security/advisories/GHSA-v3fx-qg34-6g9m ExploitVendor Advisory
• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ib4RG34mGHDlXeyib8L2j9L5rEDxuDM5/view?usp=sharing Patch