[Bug]: container fails to start on new install
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Description
### I have done the following
- [x] I have searched the existing issues
- [x] If possible, I've reproduced the issue using the 'main' branch of this project
### Steps to reproduce
Installed 0.6.0 using signed package After running container system start, system never returns.
when filtering logs using: container system logs --follow
error starting vmnet:
container-network-vmnet: [com.apple.container:NetworkVmnetHelper] starting container-network-vmnet [id=default]
container-network-vmnet: [com.apple.container:NetworkVmnetHelper] configuring XPC server [id=default]
container-network-vmnet: [com.apple.container:NetworkVmnetHelper] creating vmnet network [id=default]
container-network-vmnet: [com.apple.container:NetworkVmnetHelper] created vmnet network [id=default]
container-network-vmnet: [com.apple.container:NetworkVmnetHelper] starting vmnet network [id=default] [mode=nat]
container-network-vmnet: [com.apple.container:NetworkVmnetHelper] container-network-vmnet failed [error=unsupported: "failed to create vmnet network with status vmnet_return_t(rawValue: 1001)"] [id=default]
### Current behavior
Cannot start container - error in syslog vmnet failed too start
### Expected behavior
Container start
### Environment
```markdown
Darwin Kernel Version 25.1.0: Mon Oct 20 19:32:47 PDT 2025; root:xnu-12377.41.6~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64
ProductName: macOS
ProductVersion: 26.1
BuildVersion: 25B78
container CLI version 0.6.0 (build: release, commit: a23bcf0)
```
### Relevant log output
```shell
N/A
```
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