podman

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Is podman safe to use?

Based on the latest brin safety scan, no vulnerabilities or threats were detected for podman v5.7.0. Trust score: 90/100. No known CVE vulnerabilities, no detected threat patterns, and no suspicious capabilities identified. This is an automated, point-in-time assessment.

Install (safety-checked)

podman Passed Security Checks

No security concerns detected

clean
CVEs

0

Threats

0

Install Scripts

0

No Concerns Detected

No security concerns detected in the latest brin assessment. This is an automated, point-in-time evaluation — security posture may change.

This is an automated, point-in-time assessment and may contain errors. Findings are risk indicators, not confirmed threats. Security posture may change over time. Maintainers can dispute findings via the brin review process.

podman Capabilities & Permissions

What podman can access when installed. Review these capabilities before using with AI agents like Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex.

Network Access

This package makes network requests.

%2Frun%2Fapi.sockbugs.python.orgdocs.podman.ioexample.comgithub.comquay.iowww.apache.org
Protocols: http, https, tcp

Filesystem Access

Reads and writes to the filesystem.

/tmp/ (rw).env (rw).env (rw)~/.config (rw)/etc/ (rw).env (rw)/tmp/ (rw)/etc/ (rw)+15 more

Process Spawning

This package can spawn child processes.

Environment Variables

Accesses the following environment variables.

PODMAN_BINARYPODMAN_LOG_LEVELXDG_CONFIG_HOMEXDG_RUNTIME_DIRcontainer

AGENTS.md for podman

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brin init

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podman Documentation & Source Code

For the full podman README, API documentation, and source code, visit the official package registry.

Frequently asked questions about podman safety

Weekly Downloads

83.9K

Version

5.7.0

License

MIT

Last Scanned

Feb 9, 2026

Trust Score

90/100·Legitimacy signals, not safety

Capabilities

Network

Connects to: %2Frun%2Fapi.sock, bugs.python.org, docs.podman.io...

Filesystem

Reads & Writes files

Process

Spawns child processes

Environment

Accesses: PODMAN_BINARY, PODMAN_LOG_LEVEL, XDG_CONFIG_HOME...