CVE-2022-1227
mediumpriority · attend · 46EPSS 0.042 · 91 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
A privilege escalation flaw was found in Podman. This flaw allows an attacker to publish a malicious image to a public registry. Once this image is downloaded by a potential victim, the vulnerability is triggered after a user runs the 'podman top' command. This action gives the attacker access to the host filesystem, leading to information disclosure or denial of service.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
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exploits (1)
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- LouisLiuNova/CVE-2022-1227_ExploitA script for exploiting CVE-2022-1227PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (36)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-66vw-v2x9-hw75Podman publishes a malicious image to public registries2022-04-30ghsa · osvUS
Podman is a tool for managing OCI containers and pods. A privilege escalation flaw was found in Podman. This flaw allows an attacker to publish a malicious image to a public registry. Once this image is downloaded by a potential victim, the vulnerability is triggered after a user runs the 'podman top' command. This action gives the attacker access to the host filesystem, leading to information disclosure or denial of service.
- GO-2022-0558Privilege escalation in github.com/containers/psgo2022-08-22vendor · osvUS
The psgo package executes the 'nsenter' binary, potentially allowing privilege escalation when used in environments where nsenter is provided by an untrusted source.
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references (30)
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- http://github.com/containers/libpod/releases/tag/v3.4.7Patchcnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2070368cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-1227/cnnvd
- https://github.com/containers/podman/issues/10941cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DLUJZV3HBP56ADXU6QH2V7RNYUPMVBXQ/cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167106/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-2143-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167120/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-2190-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167215/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-4651-01.htmlcnnvd
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