CVE-2025-6032

Podman: podman missing tls verification

Published Jun 24, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8.3 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in Podman. The podman machine init command fails to verify the TLS certificate when downloading the VM images from an OCI registry. This issue results in a Man In The Middle attack.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Download the VM image manually with another tool that verifies the TLS certificate and then pass the local image as a file path to podman, for example: # podman machine init --image <local-image-path>

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-19013 A flaw was found in Podman. The podman machine init command fails to verify the TLS certificate when downloading the VM images from an OCI registry. This issue results in a Man In The Middle attack.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-65gg-3w2w-hr4h Podman Improper Certificate Validation; machine missing TLS verification
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhivos:1
Vendors & Products Redhat rhivos
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First Time appeared Redhat rhivos
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhivos:1
Vendors & Products Redhat rhivos
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhivos:1
Vendors & Products Redhat rhivos
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhivos
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhivos:1
Vendors & Products Redhat rhivos
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.17::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.17::el9
References
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First Time appeared Redhat rhel Eus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Eus
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.16::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.16::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.18::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.18::el9
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.19::el9
References
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Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in Podman. The podman machine init command fails to verify the TLS certificate when downloading the VM images from an OCI registry. This issue results in a Man In The Middle attack.
Title Podman: podman missing tls verification
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-295
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
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 openshift
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Oct 12, 2026, 7:53 PM
Reserved
Jun 12, 2025, 3:21 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 24, 2025, 2:15 PM
Modified
Oct 12, 2026, 8:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 24, 2025, 12:00 AM