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Echo: github.com/containerd/containerd/v2: security update to 2.1.9rancher-2.13: security update to 2.13.9+e5rancher-2.14: security update to 2.14.5+e4

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 457876

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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 validating a symlinked path.
 This could result in reading an arbitrary file on the host via kubectl logs. This issue has been fixed in
 versions 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9. (CVE-2026-53489)

Solution

Update the github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 library and its related packages to version 2.1.9 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-53489

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 457876

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.3

Percentile: 51.19

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-53489

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Threat Score: 5.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-53489