Read the docs
TI-2026-38568 Aliases CVE-2026-53489GHSA-rgh6-rfwx-v388

containerd: Arbitrary host CRI log file read via symlink following in CRI checkpoint restore

Priority LOW 35CWE-61Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 6 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-61 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00174 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial containerd (containerd): 2.1.9, 2.2.5, 2.3.2github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 (Go): 2.1.9, 2.2.5, 2.3.2Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 6 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
backstagecontainerd2.1.0 to before 2.1.9; 2.2.0 to before 2.2.5; 2.3.0 to before 2.3.22.1.9, 2.2.5, 2.3.2Patch availableCNA
—github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 (Go)2.1.0 to before 2.1.92.1.9Patch availableGHSA-rgh6-rfwx-v388
—github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 (Go)2.2.0 to before 2.2.52.2.5Patch availableGHSA-rgh6-rfwx-v388
—github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 (Go)2.3.0 to before 2.3.22.3.2Patch availableGHSA-rgh6-rfwx-v388
  • containerd Vendorbackstage Affected 2.1.0 to before 2.1.9; 2.2.0 to before 2.2.5; 2.3.0 to before 2.3.2 Fixed in 2.1.9, 2.2.5, 2.3.2 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.1.0 to before 2.1.9 Fixed in 2.1.9 Patch available GHSA-rgh6-rfwx-v388
  • github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.2.0 to before 2.2.5 Fixed in 2.2.5 Patch available GHSA-rgh6-rfwx-v388
  • github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.3.0 to before 2.3.2 Fixed in 2.3.2 Patch available GHSA-rgh6-rfwx-v388

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:containerd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0 to before 2.1.9; 2.2.0 to before 2.2.5; 2.3.0 to before 2.3.2Vulnerablebackstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:containerd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 to before 2.1.9; 2.2.0 to before 2.2.5; 2.3.0 to before 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·backstage

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA containerd (containerd) Fixed in 2.1.9, 2.2.5, 2.3.2
  • Fix · GHSA-rgh6-rfwx-v388 github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.1.9 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-rgh6-rfwx-v388 github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.2.5 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-rgh6-rfwx-v388 github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.3.2 Advisory →

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:57013 Released 2026-08-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.20.17 security, enhancement & bug fix update
    • Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.20 registry.redhat.io/odf4/cephcsi-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/odf4/cephcsi-rhel9-operator, registry.redhat.io/odf4/mcg-core-rhel9 +19
  • RHSA-2026:56366 Released 2026-08-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.19.22 security, enhancement & bug fix update
    • Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.19 registry.redhat.io/odf4/cephcsi-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/odf4/cephcsi-rhel9-operator, registry.redhat.io/odf4/mcg-core-rhel9 +17
  • RHSA-2026:32974 Released 2026-06-29 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images syft-1.46.0-0.1.hum1@aarch64, syft-1.46.0-0.1.hum1@src, syft-1.46.0-0.1.hum1@x86_64
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2026:32963 Released 2026-06-29 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images grype-0.115.0-0.1.hum1@aarch64, grype-0.115.0-0.1.hum1@src, grype-0.115.0-0.1.hum1@x86_64
  • RHSA-2026:15862 Released 2026-05-09 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images trivy-0.69.3-1.2.hum1@aarch64, trivy-0.69.3-1.2.hum1@src, trivy-0.69.3-1.2.hum1@x86_64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Exploit IntelligenceAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
MCP Server for Red Hat OpenShiftAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Migration Toolkit for VirtualizationAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
OpenShift ServerlessAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Ceph Storage 6AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Ceph Storage 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:15862, RHSA-2026:32963, RHSA-2026:32974
Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.19Fixed RHSA-2026:56366
Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.20Fixed RHSA-2026:57013
Not affected: 39 products
  • Assisted Installer for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 2
  • Confidential Compute Attestation
  • Deployment Validation Operator
  • Gatekeeper 3
  • Kernel Module Management Operator for Red Hat Openshift
  • Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
  • Logical Volume Manager Storage
  • Machine Deletion Remediation Operator
  • Migration Toolkit for Containers
  • Migration Toolkit for Virtualization
  • Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes
  • Multicluster Global Hub
  • Node HealthCheck Operator
  • OpenShift API for Data Protection
  • OpenShift Developer Tools and Services
  • OpenShift Lightspeed
  • OpenShift Pipelines
  • OpenShift Service Mesh 2
  • OpenShift Service Mesh 3
  • Pen Drive Powered by Red Hat Lightspeed
  • Power monitoring for Red Hat OpenShift
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
  • Red Hat Build of Kueue
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
  • Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
  • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
  • Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift for Windows Containers
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0
  • Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.19
  • Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.20
  • Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer
  • Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-53489
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rgh6-rfwx-v388
  3. 2026-11-05 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2021-19622 Improper Preservation of Permissions in containerd CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-10635 containerd supplementary groups are not set up properly CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-07700 Insecure handling of image volumes in containerd CRI plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-38567 Improper input validation in backstage containerd CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-38569 containerd CRI checkpoint restore CDI annotation smuggling CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2025-29820 Containerd vulnerable to host filesystem access during image unpack CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.6
See all 21 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences