Path traversal in podman
Priority LOW 16CWE-23Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-23 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A flaw was found in Buildah. The local path and the lowest subdirectory may be disclosed due to incorrect absolute path traversal, resulting in an impact to confidentiality.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00244 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | podman | Podman 4.3.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go) | 4.1.0-rc1 – 4.4.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-rprg-4v7q-87v7 |
- podman Vendor— Affected Podman 4.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go) Vendor— Affected 4.1.0-rc1 – 4.4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-rprg-4v7q-87v7
CPE configurations NVD · 13
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 | Vulnerable | Podman Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Podman Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Podman Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | Podman Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 | Vulnerable | Podman Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Podman Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Podman Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | Podman Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.1 | Vulnerable | Podman Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.0 | Vulnerable | Podman Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·Podman Project
- cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Podman Project
- cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Podman Project
- cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Podman Project
- cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·Podman Project
- cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Podman Project
- cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Podman Project
- cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Podman Project
- cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Podman Project
- cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·Podman Project
Show 3 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 35 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 36 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 37 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 35 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 36 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 37 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4123
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rprg-4v7q-87v7
References
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2022-4123 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4123 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rprg-4v7q-87v7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-4123 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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