Podman tar load RCE: crafted archive writes files with user privileges
CVE-2025-11395 Published on September 15, 2026

Podman: arbitrary file write when importing oci archive
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.

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Vulnerability Analysis

Attack Vector:
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
LOW
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
LOW

Timeline

Reported to Red Hat.

Made public. 31 days later.

Weakness Type

Insecure Inherited Permissions

A product defines a set of insecure permissions that are inherited by objects that are created by the program.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-11395

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
 
Red Hat Hummingbird
 
Red Hat Openshift
 
Red Hat Openshift Devspaces
 

Affected Versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: Red Hat Hardened Images: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4: Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces: Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.36%
Percentile
27.69%

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