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CVE-2018-10856

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  • Published2018-07-03
  • WeaknessCWE-250 · CWE-732

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Description

It has been discovered that podman before version 0.6.1 does not drop capabilities when executing a container as a non-root user. This results in unnecessary privileges being granted to the container.

Timeline

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  1. 2018-07-0301:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 09:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

OSV
containers/podman
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
containers/podman
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
containers/podman
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published

1 more product in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • podmanRed Hat:rhel_extras_other:7all versions · fixed in 0:0.6.1-3.git3e0ff12.el7and 1 other package
  • podmanopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 3.3.1-2.1

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

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Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CNACVSS 3.05.3known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.08.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-250known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-732read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.9 %2026-11-03
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryHIGH2023-07-21

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-07-03
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-wp7w-vx86-vj9h

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10856?

It has been discovered that podman before version 0.6.1 does not drop capabilities when executing a container as a non-root user. This results in unnecessary privileges being granted to the container.

Is CVE-2018-10856 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-10856 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.9% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-10856?

CVE-2018-10856 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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