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.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00245.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
containerd containerd affected
Version Status Constraints
>= 2.1.0, < 2.1.9 affected —
>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.5 affected —
>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.2 affected —

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rgh6-rfwx-v388 Arbitrary host CRI log file read via symlink following in CRI checkpoint restore
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8472-1 containerd vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8473-1 containerd vulnerabilities
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History

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Containerd
Containerd containerd
Vendors & Products Containerd
Containerd containerd

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title containerd: Arbitrary host CRI log file read via symlink following in CRI checkpoint restore
Weaknesses CWE-61
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': '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'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-01T18:10:41.802Z

Reserved: 2026-06-09T17:05:25.059Z

Link: CVE-2026-53489

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Updated: 2026-07-02T13:15:02Z

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