CVE-2026-33414 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2026-33414
Vulnerability Scoring

7.8
/10
Very High Risk

Highly exploitable, CVE-2026-33414 poses a critical security risk that could lead to severe breaches.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: High
    Exploits require significant effort and special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Local
    Vulnerability requires local system access.
  • Privileges Required: Low
    Some privileges are necessary to exploit the vulnerability.
  • Scope: Changed
    Successful exploitation can impact components beyond the vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2026-33414 Details

Status: Modified

Last updated: 🕚 24 Jul 2026, 23:10 UTC
Originally published on: 🕚 14 Apr 2026, 23:16 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 100 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

nvd@nist.gov

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

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

CVE-2026-33414 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-33414: Podman is a tool for managing OCI containers and pods. Versions 4.8.0 through 5.8.1 contain a command injection vulnerability in the HyperV machine backend in pkg/machine/hyperv/stubber.go, where the VM image path is inserted into a PowerShell double-quoted string without sanitization, allowing $() subexpression injection. Because PowerShell evaluates subexpressions inside double-quoted strings before executing the outer command, an attacker who can control the VM image path through a crafted machine name or image directory can execute arbitrary PowerShell commands with the privileges of the Podman process. On typical Windows installations this means SYSTEM-level code execution, and only Windows is affected as the code is exclusive to the HyperV backend. This issue has been patched in version 5.8.2.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2026-33414

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2026-33414 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2026-33414

This vulnerability, CVE-2026-33414, requires a high level of attack complexity and low privileges, making it difficult but not impossible to exploit. Organizations should ensure robust security configurations to mitigate risks.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2026-33414, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2026-33414, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: High
    Exploiting CVE-2026-33414 can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, severely compromising data privacy.
  • Integrity: High
    CVE-2026-33414 could allow unauthorized modifications to data, potentially affecting system reliability and trust.
  • Availability: High
    CVE-2026-33414 can disrupt system operations, potentially causing complete denial of service (DoS).

CVE-2026-33414 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

  • Code Injection CAPEC-242 An adversary exploits a weakness in input validation on the target to inject new code into that which is currently executing. This differs from code inclusion in that code inclusion involves the addition or replacement of a reference to a code file, which is subsequently loaded by the target and used as part of the code of some application.
  • Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files CAPEC-35 An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files. When the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high.
  • Manipulating User-Controlled Variables CAPEC-77 This attack targets user controlled variables (DEBUG=1, PHP Globals, and So Forth). An adversary can override variables leveraging user-supplied, untrusted query variables directly used on the application server without any data sanitization. In extreme cases, the adversary can change variables controlling the business logic of the application. For instance, in languages like PHP, a number of poorly set default configurations may allow the user to override variables.

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:4.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.4.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.4.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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