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CVE-2026-57231: Podman: Malformed Image can trick podman run into leaking host environment variables into the container

September 24, 2026

An container image that contains a environment variable with just a key and no value can trick podman into passing that variable from the host into the container. This is made worse by the fact that using an asterisk (*) will cause podman to pass all host variables into the container. So essentially a malicious image can exfiltrate all podman environment variables that are set in the session from where the container is launched.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-4hq8-gpf5-8p68
  • github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/6c431b73dbf8e4b20b778644d7a80caebdb75050
  • github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/releases/tag/v5.8.4
  • github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/releases/tag/v6.0.0
  • github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/security/advisories/GHSA-4hq8-gpf5-8p68
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57231

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions up to 4.9.5

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Source file

go/github.com/containers/podman/v4/CVE-2026-57231.yml

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