Vulnerability in Containerd

CVE-2021-21334

In containerd (an industry-standard container runtime) before versions 1.3.10 and 1.4.4, containers launched through containerd's CRI implementation (through Kubernetes, crictl, or any other pod/container client that uses the containerd CR…

EPSS: 0.020 (79.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21334?
CVE-2021-21334 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Containerd, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2021-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-21334?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-21334 known to be exploited?
5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.