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CVE-2026-53492

CVE Details

Visit the official vulnerability details page for CVE-2026-53492 to learn more.

Initial Publication

07/01/2026

Last Update

07/02/2026

Third Party Dependency

github.com/containerd/containerd

NIST CVE Summary

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.

CVE Severity

9.6

Our Official Summary

Investigation is ongoing to determine how this vulnerability affects our products.

Status

Analyzed

Affected Products & Versions

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1.1.8⚠️ Impacted⚠️ Impacted

Revision History

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