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CVE-2026-53488

CRITICAL
9.4
CVSS v4
NVD

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.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available
containerdDebian
Fixed in:2.1.9+ds1-1CVE-2026-53488
containerdUbuntu
Fixed in:1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm7USN-8471-1
Fixed in:1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm4USN-8471-1
Fixed in:1.7.24-0ubuntu1~20.04.2+esm2USN-8472-1
Fixed in:1.6.12-0ubuntu1~20.04.8+esm2USN-8471-1
Fixed in:1.6.12-0ubuntu1~22.04.11USN-8471-1
Fixed in:2.2.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2USN-8472-1
Fixed in:1.6.24~ds1-1ubuntu1.3+esm3USN-8471-1
Fixed in:2.2.1-0ubuntu1~24.04.3USN-8472-1
Fixed in:2.2.1-0ubuntu1~25.10.2USN-8472-1
containerd-appUbuntu
Fixed in:1.7.24-0ubuntu1~20.04.2+esm2USN-8472-1
Fixed in:2.2.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2USN-8472-1
Fixed in:2.2.1-0ubuntu1~24.04.3USN-8472-1
Fixed in:2.2.1-0ubuntu1~25.10.2USN-8472-1
containerd-stableUbuntu
Fixed in:2.1.6-0ubuntu1~25.10.2USN-8473-1
golang-github-containerd-containerd-devUbuntu
Fixed in:1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm4USN-8471-1
Fixed in:1.6.12-0ubuntu1~20.04.8+esm2USN-8471-1
Fixed in:1.6.12-0ubuntu1~22.04.11USN-8471-1
Fixed in:1.6.24~ds1-1ubuntu1.3+esm3USN-8471-1
golang-github-docker-containerd-devUbuntu
Fixed in:1.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.6+esm7USN-8471-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v4 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone

Impact

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS data unavailable for this CVE.

References

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