{"id":"CVE-2026-53488","aliases":["GHSA-xhf5-7wjv-pqxp","GO-2026-5758"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-53488","summary":"containerd CRI plugin: — image-config `LABEL` flows to restart-monitor `binary://` logger: host-root command execution from an image pull","details":"### Impact\nA bug was found in containerd where 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.\n\n### Patches\nThis bug has been fixed in the following containerd versions:\n\n* 2.3.2\n* 2.2.5\n* 2.1.9\n* 2.0.10\n* 1.7.33\n\nUsers should update to these versions to resolve the issue.\n\n### Workarounds\nEnsure that only trusted images are used.\n\n### Credits\nThe containerd project would like to thank Anthropic Research, in collaboration with Claude, the GKE Security Team using Gemini, and Robert Prast (@robertprast) for independently discovering and responsibly disclosing this issue in accordance with the [containerd security policy](https://github.com/containerd/project/blob/main/SECURITY.md).\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n* Open an issue in [containerd](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/issues/new/choose)\n* Email us at [security@containerd.io](mailto:security@containerd.io)\n\nTo report a security issue in containerd:\n* [Report a new vulnerability](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/new)\n* Email us at [security@containerd.io](mailto:security@containerd.io)","published":"2026-07-01T00:11:20.610Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:31.446168722Z","cvss":null,"epss":{"score":0.00176,"percentile":0.0737,"asOf":"2026-09-15"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/containerd/containerd","fixedVersion":"1.7.33"},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2","fixedVersion":"2.0.10"},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2","fixedVersion":"2.1.9"},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2","fixedVersion":"2.2.5"},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2","fixedVersion":"2.3.2"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53488.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-xhf5-7wjv-pqxp"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53488"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/containerd/containerd"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:31.446168722Z"}}