[UPDATE] [high] Podman: Vulnerability allows file manipulation
A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Podman to manipulate files.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability allows remote, authenticated attackers to manipulate files.
- Who is affected
- Authenticated users of Podman.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the high severity of potential file manipulation attacks.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Podman.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2025-1974
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2025-95661.0% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 59% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-9566 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Podman
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- high[UPDATE] [high] Podman: Vulnerability allows bypassing security measurescert-bund · 2026-07-09
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Podman: Vulnerability allows information disclosurecert-bund · 2026-07-09
- highCVE-2026-57231: Podman is a tool for managing OCI containers and pods. From 1.8.1 until 5.8.4, a container ima…nvd · 2026-06-26
- mediumCVE-2026-55686: Podman is a tool for managing OCI containers and pods. From 3.0.0 until 5.7.1, running a malic…nvd · 2026-06-26
- highCVE-2026-57231: Podman: Malformed Image can trick podman run into leaking host environment variables into the …msrc · 2026-06-09
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