Containerd
Vendor:
First CVE: Oct 16, 2020 · Active for 5 years
22
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 94% of tracked products
3.7
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 83% of tracked products
7.1
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 42% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Containerd over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Oct 16, 2020
5 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Jul 1, 2026
23 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Containerd22 CVEs
50%
36%
14%
All CVEs352,231 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHighCritical
Attack Vector
Local12 (54.5%)
Network10 (45.5%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low19 (86.4%)
High3 (13.6%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None17 (77.3%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required5 (22.7%)
Privileges Required
Low13 (59.1%)
High1 (4.5%)
None8 (36.4%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (22 CVEs).
22 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-50195CRITICAL containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions prior to 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9 contain a vulnerability in the CRI checkpoint import process where it fails to validate the | Jul 1, 2026 | 9.9 | 44 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-53492CRITICAL containerd is an open-source container runtime. In Versions prior to 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9, the CRI implementation improperly trusts Container Device Interface (CDI) annotations f | Jul 1, 2026 | 9.6 | 42 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-53488HIGH containerd is an open-source container runtime. In versions prior to 1.7.33, 2.3.2, 2.2.5, 2.1.9, and 2.0.10 the CRI plugin propagates labels from an image config (LABEL instructio | Jul 1, 2026 | 8.8 | 41 | NO | NO |
CVE-2022-23648HIGH containerd is a container runtime available as a daemon for Linux and Windows. A bug was found in containerd prior to versions 1.6.1, 1.5.10, and 1.14.12 where containers launched | Mar 3, 2022 | 7.5 | 39 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-46680HIGH containerd is an open-source container runtime. In versions prior to 1.7.32, 2.0.9, 2.2.4 and 2.3.1, containers launched with a numeric User directive that cannot be parsed as a 32 | Jul 1, 2026 | 7.8 | 35 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-53489MEDIUM 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 v | Jul 1, 2026 | 6.5 | 33 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-47262MEDIUM containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions prior to 1.7.33, 2.0.10, 2.1.9, 2.2.5 and 2.3.2, contain a vulnerability that allows a maliciously crafted image to cause a | Jul 1, 2026 | 5.5 | 30 | NO | NO |
CVE-2021-43816CRITICAL containerd is an open source container runtime. On installations using SELinux, such as EL8 (CentOS, RHEL), Fedora, or SUSE MicroOS, with containerd since v1.5.0-beta.0 as the back | Jan 5, 2022 | 9.1 | 29 | NO | NO |
CVE-2024-25621HIGH containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions 0.1.0 through 1.7.28, 2.0.0-beta.0 through 2.0.6, 2.1.0-beta.0 through 2.1.4 and 2.2.0-beta.0 through 2.2.0-rc.1 have an ov | Nov 6, 2025 | 7.8 | 28 | NO | NO |
CVE-2021-41103HIGH containerd is an open source container runtime with an emphasis on simplicity, robustness and portability. A bug was found in containerd where container root directories and some p | Oct 4, 2021 | 7.8 | 27 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (22 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (22 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (22 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Containerd
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2.0 | 2 | 6.7 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1.0 | 1 | 5.9 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 1.7% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3.0 | 1 | 6.1 | 2.2% | 0 | 0 |