CVE-2026-46680CWE-269

containerd user ID handling bypass allows runAsNonRoot evasion

High · published July 1, 2026

CVSS v4.0
7.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

containerd is an open-source container runtime. In versions prior to 1.7.32, 2.0.9, 2.2.4 and 2.3.1, containers launched with a numeric User directive that cannot be parsed as a 32-bit integer are incorrectly treated as a username, leading to runAsNonRoot evasion. If a crafted image provides an /etc/passwd file mapping this large numeric string to root, the container ultimately runs as root (UID 0). This allows the Kubernetes runAsNonRoot restriction to be bypassed, causing unexpected behavior for environments that require containers to run as a non-root user. This issue has been fixed in versions 1.7.32, 2.0.9, 2.2.4 and 2.3.1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
7.3 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00163 · 5.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-07-01T17:40Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 JUL 17:40Z
    containerd user ID handling bypass allows runAsNonRoot evasion
    cvelistv5