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CVE-2022-1227

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-04-29
  • Fixed in3.4
  • WeaknessCWE-269 · CWE-281

Am I affected?

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-04-2916:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
containers/podman
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.4< 3.43.4
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
34.x= 34no fix published
35.x= 35no fix published
Redhat enterprise linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.0= 7.0no fix published
8.0= 8.0no fix published

14 more products 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

  • buildahRocky Linux:8all versions · fixed in 0:1.19.9-3.module+el8.6.0+783+10209741
  • buildahRocky Linux:8all versions · fixed in 1:1.24.2-4.module+el8.6.0+785+d1251653
  • buildahRed Hat:rhel_eus:8.4::appstreamall versions · fixed in 0:1.19.9-1.module+el8.4.0+14872+9efa52a3and 4 other packages
  • buildahRed Hat:rhel_eus:8.4::appstreamall versions · fixed in 0:1.21.4-3.module+el8.4.0+15741+47bb6bfeand 4 other packages
  • buildahRed Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::appstreamall versions · fixed in 0:1.11.6-8.module+el8.2.0+14896+bf621b2aand 4 other packages
  • buildahRed Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamall versions · fixed in 1:1.24.2-4.module+el8.6.0+14673+621cb8beand 4 other packages
  • buildahRed Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamall versions · fixed in 0:1.19.9-3.module+el8.6.0+14874+64436299and 4 other packages
  • buildahMageia:8all versions · fixed in 1.30.0-1.mga8

209 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-1227 Red Hat Product Security1,129 products fixed · 11 known affected

    psgo: Privilege escalation in 'podman top'

    podman-catatonit (container-tools:2.0) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · podman-docker (container-tools:2.0) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · podman-gvproxy (container-tools:2.0) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · +8 more

  • RHSA-2022:5622 Red Hat Product Security221 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: container-tools:rhel8 security and bug fix update

  • RHSA-2022:4816 Red Hat Product Security221 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: container-tools:3.0 security update

  • RHSA-2022:2263 Red Hat Product Security20 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.6.58 packages and security update

  • RHSA-2022:4651 Red Hat Product Security156 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: container-tools:2.0 security update

  • RHSA-2022:2190 Red Hat Product Security8 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: podman security update

2 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update containers/podman to 3.4
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2022:5622 · 221 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  3. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2022:2263 · 20 products"For OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.6/release_notes/ocp-4-6-…
  4. No fix available, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-1227 · 10 productsAffected
  5. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-1227 · 1 productWill not fix

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedLouisLiuNova/CVE-2022-1227_Exploit
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-281known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-269read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score4.2 %2026-11-03
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-11-03
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryHIGH2022-05-03

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-04-29
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-66vw-v2x9-hw75

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1227?

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.

Is CVE-2022-1227 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-1227 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.2% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-1227?

CVE-2022-1227 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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