CVE-2026-34045

Podman Desktop WebView Server Exposed

Published Apr 7, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation podman Desktop
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:podman_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation podman Desktop
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Podman-desktop
Podman-desktop podman-desktop
Vendors & Products Podman-desktop
Podman-desktop podman-desktop
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Podman Desktop WebView Server Exposed
Weaknesses CWE-209
CWE-284
CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2026, 1:04 AM
Reserved
Mar 25, 2026, 3:29 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 7, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Jul 24, 2026, 10:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Apr 7, 2026, 8:52 PM