CVE-2026-53492: containerd CRI checkpoint restore CDI annotation smuggling

Analyzed

AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53492DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53492CGA-2226-rh3q-gm7h+652 more

Published 01-07-2026Last modified 02-07-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-53492 is a critical (CVSS 9.6) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in containerd. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 8.4, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

9.6/10

010

Critical · v3.1 (NVD)

EPSS score

0.35%

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 6 · Related 6

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11102-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21072-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 RHSA-2026:15862 RHSA-2026:32963 RHSA-2026:32974+3 more

Timeline

01-07-2026
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
02-07-2026
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 bypass standard Kubernetes resource allocation and device plugin enforcement, injecting arbitrary CDI edits (such as device nodes and host mounts) into the restored container. Successful exploitation requires that the node has CDI enabled and contains a matching host CDI specification for the requested device; environments where CDI is disabled or lacking sensitive device specifications are not affected. This issue has been fixed in versions 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9.

CVSS metrics

10 scores · 8 sources · 2 versions

v4.08.4v3.19.6

EPSS trend

Probability

0.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.35% 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
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chainctl< 0.2.289-r1
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chaos-mesh-fips-dashboard< 2.8.3-r2
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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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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
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datadog-agent-7.76All versions (No fix recorded) | < 7.76.3-r41
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datadog-agent-7.80All versions (No fix recorded)
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datadog-agent-fips-7.71< 7.71.2-r20
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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-7.80All 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) | < 1.7.5-r34
envoy-gateway-fips-1.8-egctl< 1.8.3-r0
envoy-gateway-fips-egctl< 1.8.2-r0
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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
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gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.7< 18.7.7-r2
gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.8< 18.8.11-r1
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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
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helm-3< 3.21.2-r2 | < 3.22.0-r0
helm-exporter< 1.3.0-r13
helm-exporter-fips< 1.3.0-r14
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helm-push< 0.11.1-r16
helm-set-status< 0.3.0-r21
helmfile< 1.6.0-r2
jfrog-cli< 2.112.0-r0 | < 2.111.0-r1
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
k8sgpt< 0.4.35-r0 | < 0.4.38-r3
k8ssandra-client< 0.9.1-r2
k9s< 0.51.0-r1
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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-33vj-92qq-66hcX Refsource CONFIRMREPORTAdvisoryWEBMitigationVendor Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53492REPORT
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53492REPORT
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8472-1Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8473-1Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-53492Advisory
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53492.jsonAdvisory
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53492AdvisoryOval
github.com/containerd/containerdPACKAGE
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-53492Advisory