CVE-2026-53488

containerd: containerd is an open-source container runtime

CVE-2026-53488 is fixed in 10 products on 1 platform, first by containerd 2.2.2-0ubuntu1.1, released June 21, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.8
High
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0018
7th percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
containerd · Debian 14 2.1.9+ds1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53488 Jun 24, 2026
containerd · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm4 containerd 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm4 Jun 26, 2026
containerd · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.7.24-0ubuntu1~20.04.2+esm2 containerd 1.7.24-0ubuntu1~20.04.2+esm2 Jun 26, 2026
containerd · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.2.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2 containerd 2.2.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2 Jun 26, 2026
containerd · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.2.1-0ubuntu1~24.04.3 containerd 2.2.1-0ubuntu1~24.04.3 Jun 26, 2026
containerd · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 2.2.1-0ubuntu1~25.10.2 containerd 2.2.1-0ubuntu1~25.10.2 Jun 26, 2026
containerd · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.2.2-0ubuntu1.1 containerd 2.2.2-0ubuntu1.1 Jun 21, 2026
containerd · amzn 2023 2.2.4-1.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2026-1897 Jun 22, 2026
containerd · opensuse-leap 16.0 1.7.33-160000.1.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21213-1 Jul 2, 2026
containerd · sles 15.6 1.7.29-150000.149.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4787-1 Nov 7, 2026
containerd · sles 15.7 1.7.29-150000.149.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4787-1 Nov 7, 2026
containerd-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2.2.4-1.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2026-1897 Jun 22, 2026
containerd-debugsource · amzn 2023 2.2.4-1.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2026-1897 Jun 22, 2026
containerd-stable · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 2.1.6-0ubuntu1~25.10.2 containerd-stable 2.1.6-0ubuntu1~25.10.2 Jun 26, 2026
containerd-stable · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.2.2-0ubuntu1.1 containerd-stable 2.2.2-0ubuntu1.1 Jun 21, 2026
containerd-stress · amzn 2023 2.2.4-1.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2026-1897 Jun 22, 2026
containerd-stress-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2.2.4-1.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2026-1897 Jun 22, 2026
golang-github-containerd-containerd-api-dev · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.7.24~ds1-10ubuntu1+esm1 golang-github-containerd-containerd-api-dev 1.7.24~ds1-10ubuntu1+esm1 Jun 21, 2026
golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm4 golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm4 Jul 21, 2026
golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~20.04.8+esm2 golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~20.04.8+esm2 Jul 21, 2026
golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~22.04.11 golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~22.04.11 Jul 21, 2026
golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.6.24~ds1-1ubuntu1.3+esm3 golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev 1.6.24~ds1-1ubuntu1.3+esm3 Jul 21, 2026
golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.7.24~ds1-10ubuntu1+esm1 golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev 1.7.24~ds1-10ubuntu1+esm1 Jun 21, 2026
govulncheck-vulndb · opensuse-leap 16.0 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 Jul 30, 2026
trivy · opensuse-leap 16.0 0.71.2-160000.1.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21072-1 Jun 26, 2026

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