Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

It is primarily exploitable through the extension ecosystem. An attacker typically needs to convince a user to install a malicious extension or compromise an existing one. Once such an extension runs in Podman Desktop, it can exploit the broken authorization to gain unauthorized access.

What level of access does an attacker need?

The attacker needs control over an extension's code or distribution channel. Physical or shell access to the victim machine is not strictly required if the victim installs a malicious extension, but local compromise of the extension files or development environment could also be used.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

The safest pattern is to implement a robust, centralized authorization layer where functions like `isAccessAllowed()`: - Evaluate the caller's identity and declared permissions, - Enforce least privilege, - Fail closed (deny by default) when the context is missing or ambiguous. Additional checks should ensure that authentication sessions and sensitive resources are only accessible to explicitly authorized extensions.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

Authentication Bypass via Unconditional Access Check (CWE-285) in Podman Desktop Extensions

CVE-2026-24835

Published:

Jan 28, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

Authorization / Authentication Bypass

CWE:

CWE-285

Impact:

Unauthorized Access and Session Hijacking

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Authorization / Authentication Bypass

CWE:

CWE-285

Impact:

Unauthorized Access and Session Hijacking

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Authentication Bypass via Unconditional Access Check (CWE-285) in Podman Desktop Extensions

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

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