CVE-2026-50195

CRITICALNVD 9.99.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.9 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 72% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
9.9
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 9.9Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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 image references specified within a checkpoint image's configuration. An attacker with permissions to create pods can use a crafted checkpoint image to force containerd to pull a malicious image and assign it an arbitrary local tag, thereby poisoning the node's local image cache. Subsequently, if other pods on the same node attempt to use the poisoned tag with an IfNotPresent (or Never) pull policy, they will unknowingly execute the attacker's malicious image instead of the legitimate one. This can lead to a compromise of the affected pods, allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code under the victim pod's identity. This issue has been fixed in versions 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9.

CVSS v3
9.9
EG Score
9.9(medium)
EPSS
28.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 19, 2026

Last Modified

July 2, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 17, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

CRI checkpoint import allows local image tag poisoning · Advisory · containerd/containerd · GitHub

https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-cvxm-645q-p574

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-50195(4)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntucontainerd (2.2.1-0ubuntu1~25.10.2) @ questing2026-07-16ubuntu
ubuntucontainerd-stable (2.2.2-0ubuntu1.1) @ resolute2026-07-16ubuntu
redhattrivy-main-0.72.0-0.1.hum12026-07-02redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
github.com/containerd/containerd/v2—2.3.2—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(2)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 15× in last 7d / 112× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 113 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-07-17 04:58 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-50195?
CVE-2026-50195 is a critical vulnerability published on June 19, 2026. 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 image references specified within a checkpoint image's configuration. An attacker with permissions to create pods can…
When was CVE-2026-50195 disclosed?
CVE-2026-50195 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 19, 2026, with the most recent update on July 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-50195 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-50195 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 28.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-50195?
CVE-2026-50195 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-50195?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-50195, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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