#VU111945 Improper Certificate Validation in Podman - CVE-2025-6032
Published: June 25, 2025 / Updated: August 7, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111945
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-6032
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Podman
Podman
Software vendor:
Container Projects
Container Projects
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to podman machine init command fails to verify the TLS certificate when downloading the VM images from an OCI registry. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.