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 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.
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References
https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53488.json, https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-xhf5-7wjv-pqxp, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53488