CVE-2026-34045

Published Apr 7, 2026

Last updated 8 days ago

CVSS high 8.2
Container Security

Overview

Description
Podman Desktop is a graphical tool for developing on containers and Kubernetes. Prior to 1.26.2, an unauthenticated HTTP server exposed by Podman Desktop allows any network attacker to remotely trigger denial-of-service conditions and extract sensitive information. By abusing missing connection limits and timeouts, an attacker can exhaust file descriptors and kernel memory, leading to application crash or full host freeze. Additionally, verbose error responses disclose internal paths and system details (including usernames on Windows), aiding further exploitation. The issue requires no authentication or user interaction and is exploitable over the network. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.26.2.
Source
security-advisories@github.com
NVD status
Modified
Products
podman_desktop

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
9.1
Impact score
5.2
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Severity
CRITICAL

Weaknesses

security-advisories@github.com
CWE-209
nvd@nist.gov
CWE-209
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
CWE-770

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations