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.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
containerd containerd affected
Version Status Constraints
< 1.7.33 affected —
>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.10 affected —
>= 2.1.0, < 2.1.9 affected —
>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.5 affected —
>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.2 affected —

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xhf5-7wjv-pqxp containerd CRI — image-config `LABEL` flows to restart-monitor `binary://` logger: host-root command execution from an image pull
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8471-1 containerd vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8472-1 containerd vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8473-1 containerd vulnerabilities
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https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-xhf5-7wjv-pqxp cve-icon
History

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 01:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title containerd CRI plugin: — image-config `LABEL` flows to restart-monitor `binary://` logger: host-root command execution from an image pull
Weaknesses CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.4, '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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-01T00:11:20.610Z

Reserved: 2026-06-09T17:05:25.059Z

Link: CVE-2026-53488

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