# CVE-2026-53489

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-53489
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 8.2 (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-61
- **Published:** Jul 1, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Jul 2, 2026

## 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.

## Affected Products

- containerd — containerd (>= 2.1.0, < 2.1.9)
- containerd — containerd (>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.5)
- containerd — containerd (>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.2)

## References

- [CNA](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-rgh6-rfwx-v388)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.17%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 7.0

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._