CVE-2026-53489
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CVE-2026-53489 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions prior to 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9 contain a bug where the CRI plugin restores container.log from a checkpoint image without validating a symlinked path. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions prior to 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9 contain a bug where the CRI plugin restores container.log from a checkpoint image without validating a symlinked path. This could result in reading an arbitrary file on the host via kubectl logs. This issue has been fixed in versions 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linuxfoundation | Containerd | >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.9 |
| Linuxfoundation | Containerd | >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.5 |
| Linuxfoundation | Containerd | >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.2 |
References
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-rgh6-rfwx-v388Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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