CVE-2022-23648
A bug was found in containerd prior to versions 1.6.1, 1.5.10, and 1.14.12 where containers launched through containerd’s CRI implementation on Linux with a specially-crafted image configuration could gain access to read-only copies of arbitrary files…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 27.4%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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 through containerd’s CRI implementation on Linux with a specially-crafted image configuration could gain access to read-only copies of arbitrary files and directories on the host. This may bypass any policy-based enforcement on container setup (including a Kubernetes Pod Security Policy) and expose potentially sensitive information. Kubernetes and crictl can both be configured to use containerd’s CRI implementation. This bug has been fixed in containerd 1.6.1, 1.5.10, and 1.4.12. Users should update to these versions to resolve the issue.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 27.39% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- linuxfoundation/containerd · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
EPSS 27.4% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166421/containerd-Image-Volume-Insecure-Handling.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/10f428dac7cec44c864e1b830a4623af27a9fc70Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.4.13Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.5.10Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.6.1Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-crp2-qrr5-8pq7Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AUDQUQBZJGBWJPMRVB6QCCCRF7O3O4PA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HFTS2EF3S7HNYSNZSEJZIJHPRU7OPUV3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OCCARJ6FU4MWBTXHZNMS7NELPDBIX2VO/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-31
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5091Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166421/containerd-Image-Volume-Insecure-Handling.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/10f428dac7cec44c864e1b830a4623af27a9fc70Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.4.13Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.5.10Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.6.1Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-crp2-qrr5-8pq7Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AUDQUQBZJGBWJPMRVB6QCCCRF7O3O4PA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HFTS2EF3S7HNYSNZSEJZIJHPRU7OPUV3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OCCARJ6FU4MWBTXHZNMS7NELPDBIX2VO/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-31
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5091Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.