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...

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 ...

Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes via the propagation of unvalidated LABEL values from image configuration to container labels. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the host by...

Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes via the propagation of unvalidated LABEL values from image configuration to container labels. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the host by...

Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes via the propagation of unvalidated LABEL values from image configuration to container labels. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the host by...

Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes via the propagation of unvalidated LABEL values from image configuration to container labels. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the host by...

Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes via the propagation of unvalidated LABEL values from image configuration to container labels. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the host by...

Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes via the propagation of unvalidated LABEL values from image configuration to container labels. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the host by...