Database/Container, Kubernetes & orchestration
Podman: Malicious image WORKDIR symlink creates directories or changes ownership on the host filesystem
CVSS 5.3CVE-2026-55686Container, Kubernetes & orchestrationcurated
Impact
Malicious image WORKDIR symlink creates directories or changes ownership on the host filesystem
Who can reach it
Malicious image
What to do
Upgrade Podman to 5.7.1+
References
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