CVE-2026-50195: containerd: CRI checkpoint import allows local image tag poisoning

Analyzed

AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-50195DEBIAN-CVE-2026-50195CGA-22vp-xr3h-g994+652 more

Published 01-07-2026Last modified 01-07-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-50195 is a critical (CVSS 9.9) vulnerability in containerd. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.6, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

9.9/10

010

Critical · v3.1 (NVD)

EPSS score

0.30%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 6

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11102-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21072-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 RHSA-2026:35111 CGA-VQ2W-F395-QGHM USN-8472-1+1 more

Timeline

01-07-2026
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
01-07-2026
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions prior to 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9 contain a vulnerability in the CRI checkpoint import process where it fails to validate the image references specified within a checkpoint image's configuration. An attacker with permissions to create pods can use a crafted checkpoint image to force containerd to pull a malicious image and assign it an arbitrary local tag, thereby poisoning the node's local image cache. Subsequently, if other pods on the same node attempt to use the poisoned tag with an IfNotPresent (or Never) pull policy, they will unknowingly execute the attacker's malicious image instead of the legitimate one. This can lead to a compromise of the affected pods, allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code under the victim pod's identity. This issue has been fixed in versions 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9.

CVSS metrics

11 scores · 8 sources · 2 versions

v4.05.6v3.19.9

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

23%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.30% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard199 products

amazon-ecs-agent< 1.105.0-r0
amazon-ecs-agent-fips< 1.105.0-r0
auditbeat-7< 7.17.29-r18
auditbeat-fips-7< 7.17.29-r20
buildctl< 0.31.0-r2

buildctl-fips< 0.31.0-r1
buildkitd< 0.31.0-r2
buildkitd-fips< 0.31.0-r1
cg< 0.2.295-r2
chainctl< 0.2.289-r1
chainctl-fips< 0.2.289-r1
chaos-mesh< 2.8.3-r3
chaos-mesh-daemon< 2.8.3-r3
chaos-mesh-dashboard< 2.8.3-r3
chaos-mesh-fips< 2.8.3-r2
chaos-mesh-fips-daemon< 2.8.3-r2
chaos-mesh-fips-dashboard< 2.8.3-r2
chartmuseum< 0.16.5-r15
chartmuseum-fips< 0.16.5-r15
cloudbeat-8.17< 8.17.10-r27
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cloudbeat-9.0< 9.0.8-r28
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cloudbeat-9.2< 9.2.8-r8
cloudbeat-9.3< 9.3.5-r2
cloudbeat-9.4< 9.4.2-r2
cloudbeat-fips-8.17< 8.17.10-r32
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cloudbeat-fips-9.0< 9.0.8-r31
cloudbeat-fips-9.1< 9.1.10-r24
cloudbeat-fips-9.2< 9.2.8-r7
cloudbeat-fips-9.3< 9.3.5-r2
cloudbeat-fips-9.4< 9.4.2-r4
cluster-api-helm-controller< 0.6.4-r8
cluster-api-helm-controller-fips< 0.6.4-r7
commercial-gitlab-rails-ee-19.1All versions (No fix recorded)
commercial-gitlab-rails-ee-19.2All versions (No fix recorded)
commercial-gitlab-rails-ee-19.3All versions (No fix recorded)
commercial-gitlab-rails-ee-19.4All versions (No fix recorded)
commercial-gitlab-rails-ee-19.5All versions (No fix recorded)
commercial-gitlab-rails-ee-fips-19.1All versions (No fix recorded)
commercial-gitlab-rails-ee-fips-19.2All versions (No fix recorded)
commercial-gitlab-rails-ee-fips-19.3All versions (No fix recorded)
commercial-gitlab-rails-ee-fips-19.4All versions (No fix recorded)
commercial-gitlab-rails-ee-fips-19.5All versions (No fix recorded)
consul-k8s-1.1-cli< 1.1.18-r40
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consul-k8s-1.4-cli< 1.4.10-r32
consul-k8s-1.5-cli< 1.5.9-r30
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consul-k8s-1.9-cli< 1.9.9-r0
consul-k8s-2.0-cli< 2.0.1-r2 | < 2.0.1-r1
consul-k8s-fips-1.1-cli< 1.1.18-r39 | < 1.1.18-r40
consul-k8s-fips-1.3-cli< 1.3.9-r43
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consul-k8s-fips-1.5-cli< 1.5.9-r32
consul-k8s-fips-1.6-cli< 1.6.10-r25
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consul-k8s-fips-1.9-cli< 1.9.9-r1
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containerd-1< 1.7.33-r1
containerd-shim-runc-v2-1< 1.7.33-r1
containerd-stress-1< 1.7.33-r1
crossplane-2.3-crank< 2.3.3-r4
crossplane-2.4-crankAll versions (No fix recorded)
crossplane-cli-2.3All versions (No fix recorded)
crossplane-cli-2.4All versions (No fix recorded)
crossplane-cli-fips-2.3All versions (No fix recorded)
crossplane-cli-fips-2.4All versions (No fix recorded)
crossplane-fips-2.3-crank< 2.3.3-r1
crossplane-fips-2.4-crankAll versions (No fix recorded)
ctop< 0.7.7-r38
ctr-1< 1.7.33-r1
dagger< 0.20.8-r9
datadog-agent-7.71< 7.71.2-r27
datadog-agent-7.72< 7.72.4-r30
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datadog-agent-7.74< 7.74.1-r21
datadog-agent-7.75< 7.75.4-r9
datadog-agent-7.76< 7.76.3-r41 | All versions (No fix recorded)
datadog-agent-7.77< 7.77.3-r18
datadog-agent-7.78< 7.78.4-r12
datadog-agent-7.79< 7.79.2-r8
datadog-agent-7.80All versions (No fix recorded)
datadog-agent-7.81All versions (No fix recorded)
datadog-agent-fips-7.71< 7.71.2-r20
datadog-agent-fips-7.72< 7.72.4-r22
datadog-agent-fips-7.73< 7.73.3-r23
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datadog-agent-fips-7.75< 7.75.4-r9
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datadog-agent-fips-7.77< 7.77.3-r20
datadog-agent-fips-7.78< 7.78.4-r10
datadog-agent-fips-7.79< 7.79.2-r3
datadog-agent-fips-7.80All versions (No fix recorded)
datadog-agent-fips-7.81All versions (No fix recorded)
docker-cli-buildx< 0.35.0-r1
docker-cli-buildx-fips< 0.35.0-r1
docker-compose< 5.1.4-r6
docker-compose-fips< 5.1.4-r5
dockerd-28All versions (No fix recorded)
dockerd-29< 29.6.0-r1
dockerd-fips-28All versions (No fix recorded)
dockerd-fips-29< 29.5.2-r4
dogstatsd-7.71< 7.71.2-r27
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dogstatsd-7.79< 7.79.2-r8
dogstatsd-7.80All versions (No fix recorded)
dogstatsd-7.81All versions (No fix recorded)
eksctl< 0.229.0-r1
envoy-gateway-1.5-egctlAll versions (No fix recorded)
envoy-gateway-1.6-egctlAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1.6.7-r23
envoy-gateway-1.7-egctlAll versions (No fix recorded)
envoy-gateway-1.8-egctl< 1.8.3-r0
envoy-gateway-egctl< 1.8.2-r0
envoy-gateway-fips-1.5-egctlAll versions (No fix recorded)
envoy-gateway-fips-1.6-egctlAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1.6.7-r28
envoy-gateway-fips-1.7-egctlAll versions (No fix recorded)
envoy-gateway-fips-1.8-egctl< 1.8.3-r0
envoy-gateway-fips-egctl< 1.8.2-r0
falco-no-driver< 0.45.0-r0
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filebeat-oss-7< 7.17.29-r18
filebeat-oss-fips-7< 7.17.29-r20
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gitlab-rails-ce-19.0< 19.0.3-r3
gitlab-rails-ce-19.1< 19.1.1-r3 | < 19.1.1-r4
gitlab-rails-ce-19.2All versions (No fix recorded)
gitlab-rails-ce-19.3All versions (No fix recorded)
gitlab-rails-ce-19.4All versions (No fix recorded)
gitlab-rails-ce-19.5All versions (No fix recorded)
gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.1< 18.1.6-r16
gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.10< 18.10.8-r3
gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.11< 18.11.6-r2
gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.5< 18.5.7-r1
gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.6< 18.6.8-r2
gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.7< 18.7.7-r2
gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.8< 18.8.11-r1
gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.9< 18.9.8-r1
gitlab-rails-ce-fips-19.0< 19.0.3-r2
gitlab-rails-ce-fips-19.1< 19.1.1-r2
gitlab-rails-ce-fips-19.2All versions (No fix recorded)
gitlab-rails-ce-fips-19.3All versions (No fix recorded)
gitlab-rails-ce-fips-19.4All versions (No fix recorded)
gitlab-rails-ce-fips-19.5All versions (No fix recorded)
google-osconfig-agent< 20251028.00-r24
grype< 0.114.0-r1
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grype-fips< 0.114.0-r1
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heartbeat-7< 7.17.29-r18
heartbeat-fips-7< 7.17.29-r20
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helm-exporter< 1.3.0-r13
helm-exporter-fips< 1.3.0-r14
helm-fips-3< 3.21.2-r2
helm-mapkubeapis< 0.6.1-r21
helm-operator< 1.42.3-r0
helm-operator-fips< 1.42.3-r1 | < 1.42.3-r2
helm-push< 0.11.1-r16
helm-set-status< 0.3.0-r21
helmfile< 1.6.0-r2
jfrog-cli< 2.111.0-r1 | < 2.112.0-r0
k3s-fips-1.33All versions (No fix recorded)
k3s-static< 1.36.2.1-r1
k3s-static-1.34< 1.34.9.1-r1
k3s-static-1.35< 1.35.6.1-r1
k8sgptAll versions (No fix recorded)
k8ssandra-client< 0.9.1-r2
k9s< 0.51.0-r1
k9s-fips< 0.51.0-r1
kaniko< 1.25.15-r9
kaniko-fips< 1.25.15-r7
kaniko-warmer< 1.25.15-r9
kaniko-warmer-fips< 1.25.15-r7
kargo< 1.10.8-r1

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References

10 links

github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-cvxm-645q-p574X Refsource CONFIRMREPORTAdvisoryWEBMitigationVendor Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-50195REPORT
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50195REPORT
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8472-1Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8473-1Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-50195Advisory
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/50xxx/CVE-2026-50195.jsonAdvisory
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50195AdvisoryOval
github.com/containerd/containerdPACKAGE
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-50195Advisory