CVE-2025-6032 is a high-severity security vulnerability in github.com/containers/podman/v5 (go), affecting versions < 5.5.2. It is fixed in 5.5.2.
Impact The podman machine init command fails to verify the TLS certificate when downloading the VM images from an OCI registry (which it does by default since 5.0.0) allowing a possible Man In The Middle attack. Patches https://github.com/containers/podman/commit/726b506acc8a00d99f1a3a1357ecf619a1f798c3 Fixed in v5.5.2 Workarounds Download the disk image manually via some other tool that verifies the TLS connection. Then pass the local image as file path (podman machine init --image ./somepath)
CVE-2025-6032 has a CVSS score of 8.3 (High). The vector is network-reachable, no privileges required, and user interaction required. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment.
A fixed version is available (5.5.2). Upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.
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github.com/containers/podman/v5 (< 5.5.2)github.com/containers/podman/v4 (>= 4.8.0, <= 4.9.5)github.com/containers/podman/v5 → 5.5.2 (go)Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
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Upgrade github.com/containers/podman/v5 to 5.5.2 or later to resolve this vulnerability.
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CVE-2025-6032 is a high-severity security vulnerability in github.com/containers/podman/v5 (go), affecting versions < 5.5.2. It is fixed in 5.5.2.
CVE-2025-6032 has a CVSS score of 8.3 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
github.com/containers/podman/v5 (go) (versions < 5.5.2)github.com/containers/podman/v4 (go) (versions >= 4.8.0, <= 4.9.5)Yes. CVE-2025-6032 is fixed in 5.5.2. Upgrade to this version or later.
Whether CVE-2025-6032 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
Upgrade github.com/containers/podman/v5 to 5.5.2 or later.