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CVE-2026-53489

containerd: Arbitrary host CRI log file read via symlink following in CRI checkpoint restore

Published: Jul 1, 2026Updated: Jul 2, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-61
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 91.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions prior to 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9 contain a bug where the CRI plugin restores container.log from a checkpoint image without validating a symlinked path. This could result in reading an arbitrary file on the host via kubectl logs. This issue has been fixed in versions 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-61

Affected Products

containerd
oss-projectaka imgcrypt
containerdOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
linuxfoundation
oss-project·USaka yocto, everest, pytorch
containerdLibraryLibrary
AI / ML

Exploitability

Workaround Available
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References

https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-rgh6-rfwx-v388
github.com

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