{"id":"CVE-2026-24835","summary":"Podman Desktop Extension System Vulnerable to Authentication Bypass","details":"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.","aliases":["GHSA-v3fx-qg34-6g9m"],"modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:44.087532889Z","published":"2026-01-28T20:42:29.508Z","database_specific":{"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/24xxx/CVE-2026-24835.json","cna_assigner":"GitHub_M","cwe_ids":["CWE-285"]},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ib4RG34mGHDlXeyib8L2j9L5rEDxuDM5/view?usp=sharing"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/24xxx/CVE-2026-24835.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop/security/advisories/GHSA-v3fx-qg34-6g9m"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24835"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"533654372fa2f04cccf92deaec7279e63012c501"}],"database_specific":{"source":["AFFECTED_FIELD","CPE_RANGE"],"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:podman_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","extracted_events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.25.1"}]}}],"versions":["v1.25.0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-24835.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P"}]}