#VU111945 Improper Certificate Validation in Podman - CVE-2025-6032

Vulnerability identifier: #VU111945

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [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: Local network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Podman
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: 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. 

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Podman: All versions

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External links
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6032
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372501

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.