github.com/containerd/containerd: containerd: Host-root command execution via unvalidated image config labels in CRI plugin

A flaw was found in containerd, an open-source container runtime. The Container Runtime Interface CRI plugin, which manages container operations, fails to validate labels propagated from an image configuration to a container. This oversight could enable an attacker to execute arbitrary commands o...

AZL-91587 CVE-2026-53488 affecting package moby-containerd-cc for versions less than 1.7.7-16

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 ...

AZL-91584 CVE-2026-53488 affecting package kata-containers-preview 3.27.0~preview2-2

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 ...

CVE-2026-53488

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 ...

Important: containerd

Issue Overview: Memory exhaustion DoS causing OOM kill of containerd process NOTE: https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-jpcc-p29g-p8mq CVE-2026-47262 Image cache poisoning via unvalidated checkpoint image references, enabling cross-pod code execution NOTE:...