[UPDATE] [high] Google Cloud Platform (GKE containerd): Multiple vulnerabilities

CSIRTS triage

What

A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Google Cloud Platform to execute arbitrary program code, bypass security measures, manipulate data, disclose confidential information, or cause a denial-of-service condition.

Who is affected

Authenticated users of Google Cloud Platform (GKE containerd) are affected.

Urgency

Remediation is urgent due to the high severity and multiple attack vectors.

Action

Apply the latest patches from Google Cloud Platform to mitigate these vulnerabilities.

AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.

Details

Source

CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)

Severity

high

Published

2026-07-10

Exploitation

Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Language

Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2009

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

• Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-472620.32% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 24% of all scored CVEs.
• Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-501950.35% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 28% of all scored CVEs.
• Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-534880.20% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 10% of all scored CVEs.
• Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-534890.21% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 11% of all scored CVEs.
• Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-534920.41% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 33% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

• criticalCVE-2026-53492: containerd is an open-source container runtime. In Versions prior to 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9, t…nvd
• mediumCVE-2026-53489: containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions prior to 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9 conta…nvd
• criticalCVE-2026-50195: containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions prior to 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9 conta…nvd
• mediumCVE-2026-47262: containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions prior to 1.7.33, 2.0.10, 2.1.9, 2.2.5…nvd
• highCVE-2026-53488: containerd is an open-source container runtime. In versions prior to 1.7.33, 2.3.2, 2.2.5, 2.1…nvd
• unknownIssue with containerd CRI Plugin - CVE-2026-50195, CVE-2026-53488, CVE-2026-53492, CVE-2026-53489, CVE-2026-47…aws

Recent advisories for Google Cloud Platform

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

• unknownCVE-2026-12879: An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in BigQuery DAO in Google Cloud Apigee versions pri…nvd · 2026-07-09

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