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github.com/containers/podman/v5: vulnerability history, versions and safety

github.com/containers/podman/v5 is a package in the Go ecosystem. Vulert records 6 vulnerabilities for it across 120 releases, from Aug 2024 to Sep 2026. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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6 vulnerabilities recorded H4 M2
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2 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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3 in the last 12 months

Most recent disclosure 24 Sep 2026.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on github.com/containers/podman/v5 v5.8.9 i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: v5.8.9 has 5 known vulnerabilities, and 2 have no fix yet. Use an earlier safe version, or the workaround listed for each one.

Package health score 45/100
  • Security Some issues to review
  • Maintenance Deprecated
  • Popularity Key ecosystem project
  • Community Active

The registry marks the latest release as deprecated, which caps this score.

What to do: Pin an earlier, unaffected release if you can, and apply the workaround each vulnerability lists until a fix is published. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Current release v5.8.9 — affected i
  • Vulnerabilities on record 6 over 2 years · 3 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 24 Sep 2026 i
  • Highest CVSS 8.1 i
  • With no published fix 2 i
  • Stars 33,085 i
  • OpenSSF scorecard 7/10 i
  • Last release this month i
  • Licence Apache-2.0 i

Version list, release dates, licence and dependants published by the Go module proxy, refreshed 22 Oct 2026. Licence information is not legal advice.

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert tracks for github.com/containers/podman/v5, newest first, with the vulnerabilities recorded against each one. A version showing none has no vulnerability in the Vulert database — open it for the full picture on that release.

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Version Released Vulert vulnerabilities Licence Fix published Details
v5.8.9 12 Oct 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.8.8 29 Sep 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.8.8-0.20260929124053-24706290d5c9 29 Sep 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.8.8-0.20260929123949-7728ba0a9009 29 Sep 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.8.7 16 Sep 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.8.6 13 Aug 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.8.5 08 Jul 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.8.4 25 Jun 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.8.4-0.20260624145131-85832029d537 24 Jun 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.8.4-0.20260623172723-35de92568b54 23 Jun 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.8.3 12 Jun 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.8.3-0.20260604180426-eec74abe897d 04 Jun 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.8.3-0.20260429175514-2c2f1328b79e 29 Apr 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.8.2 13 Apr 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.8.2-0.20260413170626-6cffe93d888f 13 Apr 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.8.2-0.20260410144614-825eed6357bf 10 Apr 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.8.1 11 Mar 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.8.0 12 Feb 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.8.0-rc1 10 Feb 2026 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.7.1 09 Dec 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.7.0 11 Nov 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.7.0-rc3 05 Nov 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.7.0-rc2 29 Oct 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.7.0-rc1 24 Oct 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20251023173048-117557861585 23 Oct 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20251017153732-f2a559a8fefd 17 Oct 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20251007192101-7fecff5c2944 07 Oct 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20251003155131-ef584d4d6d5b 03 Oct 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.6.2 30 Sep 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250925204844-a118fdf4e234 25 Sep 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250919140722-167102951749 19 Sep 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250911173350-098f1eb534cb 11 Sep 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250910141458-906f87b98559 10 Sep 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250909112739-8900d8e77bf9 09 Sep 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.6.1-0.20250908210614-75ffb356d8fa 08 Sep 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250906145349-b6d92f7df5f8 06 Sep 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.6.1 04 Sep 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.6.1-0.20250904163627-aaf8b9dc0cfe 04 Sep 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.6.1-0.20250904141925-ca994186f078 04 Sep 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250904141835-43fbde4e665f 04 Sep 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250903205440-6cc74679e2f8 03 Sep 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250903110753-5e5f0a1dd276 03 Sep 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250902145404-6d0b28a5c47a 02 Sep 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250901170759-706f72b9c213 01 Sep 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250829173928-dedeb24e9f7d 29 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250828193229-74f5ed71b92f 28 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250828144612-b5a0c495c02b 28 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250828125527-cb59650a16a9 28 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250828104059-68b687648177 28 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250827160329-835c581c4bfb 27 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250826094040-43c95d2c0bdf 26 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250825210510-0615fdecfcfc 25 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250821211117-3548ae1caf0b 21 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250821140423-e38e66457bfd 21 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250820200614-89bd4166995e 20 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250820175528-7f132e3b033f 20 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250820152429-62e8d691dc33 20 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250820140548-ae3629928956 20 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250820124225-48cf13a8c8f4 20 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250820102142-4f4e68201235 20 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250819181331-bb18ae6ee367 19 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250818192232-f29cdc7ceda5 18 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250815172944-86747750394c 15 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.6.0 15 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250815091657-618aa05d18a4 15 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250814151403-fb294e91dfb4 14 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250814091353-a73aa5710b1a 14 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250813201024-6e9ae9fa5ae5 13 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250812195123-acb75ca6c1fb 12 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250811211350-a9e80f9d6d50 11 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250809162514-9f7af81cf8a7 09 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.6.0-rc2 08 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250808130612-f65db5074089 08 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250806180630-a97d90c89bcd 06 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250806122057-b147284641a2 06 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250806081551-dafc0c4e3270 06 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250805163845-15134d293188 05 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250805115300-43ea8337c1b9 05 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250804155120-08f048066dc8 04 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250801123332-0c4c9e4fbc0c 01 Aug 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250731160251-0389651436d8 31 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250731152646-7a3d99cc0dbc 31 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250731123945-1ee846060238 31 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250730160925-b97937ecc483 30 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250729163529-291b97f1e846 29 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.6.0-rc1 25 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250724122428-eabb64ddaf36 24 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250723141537-4833d31dfa08 23 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250722182921-62dd921ad9f9 22 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250721123648-051676bc97c5 21 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250717170016-b2ccef27fa8f 17 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250715095146-4364db989a71 15 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250714173437-6b9a3066b64b 14 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250711142826-7efa0b829a5c 11 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250710173818-9f264850d6f8 10 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250709193259-faf975c737ba 09 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250708164451-a479783d4b2c 08 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250708101601-aab1029b4fdc 08 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250708084216-b047cfc7e9fb 08 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250707101401-462df8f89427 07 Jul 2025 H4 M1 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250704145604-c8272b23a598 04 Jul 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250702175026-823487970876 02 Jul 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250701192755-5d48c0b29987 01 Jul 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250630144755-87d88c3b09de 30 Jun 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250630114433-43b74b175402 30 Jun 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250626193602-1a3b35673d76 26 Jun 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250625194814-683e9b2c94a3 25 Jun 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250624194430-7780e28b45fb 24 Jun 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.5.2 24 Jun 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250624140722-eece0a1204b7 24 Jun 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250623192708-5cbd47b45cdb 23 Jun 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.5.2-0.20250623155818-1569c2098295 23 Jun 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250623121255-726b506acc8a 23 Jun 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250619194524-7808625785b1 19 Jun 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250618144951-dfd205fa249a 18 Jun 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.4.1-0.20250618064206-00007bc171cc 18 Jun 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250617133202-20d5b78a7946 17 Jun 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250614061342-17a386a19d8f 14 Jun 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250613100313-b74a7177faf4 13 Jun 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →
v5.4.0-rc1.0.20250612160719-98e6d857d16c 12 Jun 2025 H4 M1 — No Details →

The newest 120 of 471 versions Vulert tracks. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2024 1
  • 2025 2
  • 2026 3

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 3 of the 6 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for github.com/containers/podman/v5

The 5 most severe of 6 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
CVE-2025-9566: podman kube play Symlink Traversal Vulnerability 8.1 high 5.6.1 04 Sep 2025
CVE-2026-57231: Podman Malformed Image Vulnerability Leading to Host Environment Variable Leakage 7.5 high 5.8.4 24 Sep 2026
CVE-2025-4953: Podman v5 Exposes Temporary Files with Insecure Permissions 7.4 high No fix published 16 Sep 2025
CVE-2026-55686: Podman WORKDIR Symlink Traversal Vulnerability 5.3 medium 5.7.1 18 Jun 2026
CVE-2024-3056: Podman Memory-Based Denial of Service 4.8 high No fix published 02 Aug 2024

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About github.com/containers/podman/v5

Is github.com/containers/podman/v5 safe to use?

Vulert records 6 vulnerabilities for github.com/containers/podman/v5 in Go: 0 critical, 4 high, 2 medium and 0 low. 2 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

What is github.com/containers/podman/v5's Vulert package health score?

Vulert scores github.com/containers/podman/v5 45/100, which reads as risky. The score weighs the vulnerability record (40), maintenance and release cadence (25), adoption from dependents and stars (20) and community signals such as the OpenSSF scorecard and forks (15). The registry marks the latest release as deprecated, which caps this score.

Is the latest version of github.com/containers/podman/v5 affected?

Yes. v5.8.9, the version you would install today, has 5 known vulnerabilities, and 2 has no published fix yet. Use an earlier unaffected release, or the workaround each vulnerability lists.

Which version of github.com/containers/podman/v5 should I use?

v5.8.2 is the version Vulert recommends for the affected releases. The version table above lists every release with the vulnerabilities recorded against it, so you can confirm the range you actually run.

How many vulnerabilities does github.com/containers/podman/v5 have?

6 vulnerabilities are recorded for github.com/containers/podman/v5 in the Go ecosystem: 0 critical, 4 high, 2 medium and 0 low. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new github.com/containers/podman/v5 vulnerabilities disclosed?

3 vulnerabilities were recorded for github.com/containers/podman/v5 in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 02 Aug 2024. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of github.com/containers/podman/v5 are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor github.com/containers/podman/v5 for upcoming vulnerabilities?

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