CVE-2020-1726: libpod_project libpod
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-1726 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability in libpod_project libpod. EPSS estimates a 1.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.9, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1Timeline
- 11-02-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A flaw was discovered in Podman where it incorrectly allows containers when created to overwrite existing files in volumes, even if they are mounted as read-only. When a user runs a malicious container or a container based on a malicious image with an attached volume that is used for the first time, it is possible to trigger the flaw and overwrite files in the volume.This issue was introduced in version 1.6.0.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 6 sources · 2 versions- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVDNIST5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
1.77%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
78%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Decrease -0.07 pp
From 1.84% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat10 products
- enterprise_linux8.0
- openshift_container_platform4.3
- podman< 0:1.6.4-7.el8
- podman-debuginfo< 0:1.6.4-7.el8
- podman-debugsource< 0:1.6.4-7.el8
Opensuse8 products
- conmon&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 2.0.20-lp151.5.1
- conmon&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.2< 2.0.20-lp152.4.3.1
- fuse-overlayfs&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 1.1.2-lp151.8.1
- fuse-overlayfs&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.2< 1.1.2-lp152.2.3.1
- libcontainers-common&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 20200727-lp151.2.10.1
Suse8 products
- conmon&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 15 SP1< 2.0.20-3.6.1
- conmon&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 15 SP2< 2.0.20-3.6.1
- fuse-overlayfs&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 15 SP1< 1.1.2-3.9.1
- fuse-overlayfs&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 15 SP2< 1.1.2-3.9.1
- libcontainers-common&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1< 20200727-3.12.1
Github.com/containers2 products
- libpod≥ 1.6.0 (No fix recorded)
- podman≥ 1.6.0, < 2.0.6
Alpine1 product
- podman< 1.8.1-r0
Debian1 product
- libpod< 1.6.4+dfsg1-3
Github.com/containers/libpod1 product
- v2< 2.0.6
Github.com/containers/podman1 product
- v2< 2.0.6
Libpod_project1 product
- libpod1.6.0
The1 product
- podmanfrom 1.6.0 onwards
10 vendors · 34 products
References
27 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1726X Refsource CONFIRMWEBIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00097.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00103.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEWEB
Show all 27 references
- github.com/containers/podmanPACKAGE
- lists.opensuse.org/archives/…Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/archives/…Advisory