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CVE-2026-53488 affects containerd's CRI plugin. In containerd versions prior to 1.7.33, 2.3.2, 2.2.5, 2.1.9, and 2.0.10, labels from an image configuration, specifically values set via the Dockerfile LABEL instruction, are propagated to container labels without validation or sanitization. Because downstream components or plugins may consume container labels for operational behavior, a crafted image can supply malicious label values that are later interpreted by such a plugin. The provided context specifically identifies the restart-monitor binary:// logger path as an example sink, where image-config LABEL data can flow into plugin behavior and result in arbitrary command execution on the host.
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