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CVE-2026-53488

CRITICAL
9.4
CVSS 4.0
Description
containerd is an open-source container runtime. In versions prior to 1.7.33, 2.3.2, 2.2.5, 2.1.9, and 2.0.10 the CRI plugin propagates labels from an image config (LABEL instruction in Dockerfile) to a container without validation. This may result in executing an arbitrary command on the host, via a plugin that consumes container labels for some operations. This issue has been fixed in versions 1.7.33, 2.3.2, 2.2.5, 2.1.9, and 2.0.10.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-53488
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Reserved
2026-06-09 17:05 UTC
Published
2026-07-01 00:11 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-01 14:26 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-20
CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Vendor / Product
containerd / containerd
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.4 CRITICAL CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Tech. Impact
total
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
containerd containerd — < 1.7.33, >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.10, >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.9, >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.5 …
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-20 cna CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
9.4 CRITICAL 4.0 cna CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
References (1)
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