CVE-2025-11395

Podman: arbitrary file write when importing oci archive

Published Sep 15, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in Podman. If an attacker can pass a crafted tar archive to the `podman load` command, they can create files on the host machine with the privileges of the user running Podman.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Eus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.8::appstream
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Eus
References
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First Time appeared Red Hat
Red Hat enterprise Linux
Redhat hardened Images
Redhat openshift Container Platform
Redhat openshift Dev Spaces
Vendors & Products Red Hat
Red Hat enterprise Linux
Redhat hardened Images
Redhat openshift Container Platform
Redhat openshift Dev Spaces
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
References
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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2
References
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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
References
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in Podman. If an attacker can pass a crafted tar archive to the `podman load` command, they can create files on the host machine with the privileges of the user running Podman.
Title Podman: arbitrary file write when importing oci archive
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
Redhat openshift Devspaces
Weaknesses CWE-277
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_devspaces:3
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
Redhat openshift Devspaces
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}