High severity · published Oct 12, 2026
CVE-2026-95837
containerd CRI plugin: Checkpoint restore bypasses destination security context
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
containerd is an open-source container runtime. From 2.1.0 until 2.2.7 and 2.3.4, containerd's CRI CreateContainer checkpoint restore is vulnerable because CRIU restores process security state from checkpoint data instead of enforcing the destination ContainerConfig. An attacker who can create a container from a crafted checkpoint can supply restored credentials, capabilities, no_new_privs, and seccomp state. The restored process can run as root with full capabilities and no enforced seccomp filters while CRI status reports the requested configuration. Systems that do not use CRI checkpoint restore are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 2.2.7 and 2.3.4.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
containerd · containerd
>= 2.1.0, < 2.2.7; >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.4 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95837
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-95837
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-p7v4-vr35-mj6f
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/containerd/containerd/pull/13913
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/928c03c6898cad95f795300281fdff0dbc55a32f
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