Vulnerability in Containerd

CVE-2021-43816

containerd is an open source container runtime. On installations using SELinux, such as EL8 (CentOS, RHEL), Fedora, or SUSE MicroOS, with containerd since v1.5.0-beta.0 as the backing container runtime interface (CRI), an unprivileged pod…

EPSS: 0.017 (74.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43816?
CVE-2021-43816 is a high-severity vulnerability in Containerd, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2022-01-05.
How severe is CVE-2021-43816?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-43816 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.