CVE-2019-10152

Name: CVE-2019-10152
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-07-30T23:15:11.903+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.2/10EPSS 0.46%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-10152 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.2/10 on the CVSS scale. A path traversal vulnerability has been discovered in podman before version 1.4.0 in the way it handles symlinks inside containers. An attacker who has compromised an existing container can cause arbitrary files on the host filesystem to be read/written when an administrator tries to copy a file from/to the container.. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A path traversal vulnerability has been discovered in podman before version 1.4.0 in the way it handles symlinks inside containers. An attacker who has compromised an existing container can cause arbitrary files on the host filesystem to be read/written when an administrator tries to copy a file from/to the container.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.2/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.46%

36.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Libpod Project	Libpod	< 1.4.0
Opensuse	Leap	15.1

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10152Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/containers/libpod/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES.md#140Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/containers/libpod/issues/3211Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/containers/libpod/pull/3214Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10152Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/containers/libpod/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES.md#140Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/containers/libpod/issues/3211Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/containers/libpod/pull/3214Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 30, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-10152?

How severe is CVE-2019-10152?

CVE-2019-10152 has a CVSS score of 7.2/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.46% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10152?

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Source: NVD / NIST