VDB-372571 · CVE-2026-50195 · Nessus 321807

containerd up to 2.1.8/2.2.4/2.3.1 CRI Checkpoint permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in containerd up to 2.1.8/2.2.4/2.3.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component CRI Checkpoint Handler. This manipulation causes permission. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-50195. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in containerd up to 2.1.8/2.2.4/2.3.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component CRI Checkpoint Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-275. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released by Henry Beberman. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-50195. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 321807 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-50195), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.1.9, 2.2.5 or 2.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (321807) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-2009). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

Google Cloud Platform

Productinfo

Type

Virtualization Software

Name

containerd

Version

Website

Product: https://github.com/containerd/containerd/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 321807
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-50195

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: containerd 2.1.9/2.2.5/2.3.2

Timelineinfo

06/21/2026 Advisory disclosed
06/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Researcher: Henry Beberman
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-50195 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-50195
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-372571
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-2009 - Google Cloud Platform (GKE containerd): Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 06/21/2026 05:45
Updated: 06/21/2026 12:45
Changes: 06/21/2026 05:45 (53), 06/21/2026 08:13 (7), 06/21/2026 12:45 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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