CVE-2026-53488 PUBLISHED

containerd CRI plugin: — image-config `LABEL` flows to restart-monitor `binary://` logger: host-root command execution from an image pull

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 09.06.2026 Published: 01.07.2026 Updated: 01.07.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: 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
CVSS Score: 9.4

Product Status

Vendor containerd
Product containerd
Versions
  • Version < 1.7.33 is affected
  • Version >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.10 is affected
  • Version >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.9 is affected
  • Version >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.5 is affected
  • Version >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.2 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation CWE