CVE-2026-53489

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 6.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.2 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-02.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-07-01 18:10Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-02 14:34Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-06-09

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.2)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-61UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) FollowingCompound
• CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

0dc09cae8abaabf947a198a7781cf8fde6439c4619cd05d0ab4557d2ba2e964d

• github.comhttps://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-rgh6-rfwx-v388x_refsource_CONFIRM