Description
containerd is an open-source container runtime. Prior to versions 1.7.36, 2.0.13, 2.2.9, 2.3.6, and 2.4.1, a crafted OCI index graph can force very high CPU/memory usage during PullImage (before container start), causing long ContainerCreating stalls and, at larger sizes, node/runtime instability. Versions 1.7.36, 2.0.13, 2.2.9, 2.3.6, and 2.4.1 fix the issue.
Published: 2026-09-25
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Containerd
Containerd containerd
Vendors & Products Containerd
Containerd containerd

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000

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Description containerd is an open-source container runtime. Prior to versions 1.7.36, 2.0.13, 2.2.9, 2.3.6, and 2.4.1, a crafted OCI index graph can force very high CPU/memory usage during PullImage (before container start), causing long ContainerCreating stalls and, at larger sizes, node/runtime instability. Versions 1.7.36, 2.0.13, 2.2.9, 2.3.6, and 2.4.1 fix the issue.
Title Containerd has image-pull DoS via crafted OCI index graph amplification
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-770
CWE-834
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Containerd Containerd
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-25T00:06:43.298Z

Reserved: 2026-06-09T17:05:25.059Z

Link: CVE-2026-53493

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-25T01:16:48.227

Modified: 2026-09-25T14:10:13.927

Link: CVE-2026-53493

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-25T09:00:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-400

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

  • CWE-770

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

  • CWE-834

    Excessive Iteration