CVE-2022-1227
psgo: Privilege escalation in 'podman top'
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 15, 2021
Updated · August 5, 2026
Description
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 score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-281 · Improper Preservation of Permissions