CVE-2026-95837 containerd - Privilege Escalation

containerd 2.1.0 to 2.2.7 and 2.3.4 contain a privilege escalation caused by CRIU restoring process security state from checkpoint data instead of enforcing ContainerConfig, letting attackers create containers with elevated privileges, exploit requires ability to create containers from crafted checkpoints.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.11% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Privilege Escalation
Impact
Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
12 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-269

Vendor fix

Update to versions 2.2.7 or 2.3.4 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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