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CVE-2026-53492
containerd is an open-source container runtime. In Versions prior to 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9, the CRI implementation improperly trusts Container Device Interface (CDI) annotations found within untrusted checkpoint image metadata during container restoration. When restoring a container from a checkpoint, containerd preserves CDI-related annotations from the checkpoint archive rather than relying solely on the pod's create-time specification. This allows a user with pod creation permissions to bypa
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1
Preserved source conflicts
No provider value was silently selected as the winner.
cwe · 2 assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-863","description":"CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ffc5a2364f7396dc578fcf771165671801be7bf88bab79d3efe5a2384347c6e2 · sha256:ab77e2a80227de80… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-20","description":"CWE-20: Improper Input Validation","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ffc5a2364f7396dc578fcf771165671801be7bf88bab79d3efe5a2384347c6e2 · sha256:ab77e2a80227de80… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"containerd","vendor":"containerd","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 2.1.0, < 2.1.9"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 2.2.0, < 2.2.5"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 2.3.0, < 2.3.2"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ffc5a2364f7396dc578fcf771165671801be7bf88bab79d3efe5a2384347c6e2 · sha256:ab77e2a80227de80… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":8.4,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ffc5a2364f7396dc578fcf771165671801be7bf88bab79d3efe5a2384347c6e2 · sha256:ab77e2a80227de80… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
2 source assertions{"cweId":"CWE-863","description":"CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ffc5a2364f7396dc578fcf771165671801be7bf88bab79d3efe5a2384347c6e2 · sha256:ab77e2a80227de80… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-20","description":"CWE-20: Improper Input Validation","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ffc5a2364f7396dc578fcf771165671801be7bf88bab79d3efe5a2384347c6e2 · sha256:ab77e2a80227de80… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-33vj-92qq-66hc","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-33vj-92qq-66hc"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ffc5a2364f7396dc578fcf771165671801be7bf88bab79d3efe5a2384347c6e2 · sha256:ab77e2a80227de80… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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