---
id: CVE-2026-92574
title: >-
  A vulnerability in CRI-O checkpoint restore allows a user who can create a pod
  from a malicious checkpointed container to bypass the destination Kubernetes
  security context
summary: >-
  A vulnerability in CRI-O checkpoint restore allows a user who can create a pod
  from a malicious checkpointed container to bypass the destination Kubernetes
  security context. The restored process may retain credentials, Linux
  capabilities…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-250
vendor: Red Hat
product: openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-monitor-rhel9
affected:
  - openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-monitor-rhel9
  - 'container-tools:rhel8/conmon'
  - 'container-tools:rhel8/podman'
  - conmon
  - conmon
  - cri-o (all versions)
  - kata-containers
  - openshift4/cnf-tests-rhel8
  - openshift4/microshift-bootc-rhel10
  - openshift4/microshift-bootc-rhel9
  - openshift4/ztp-site-generate-rhel8
  - openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8
  - openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9
  - ose-crio-credential-provider
published: '2026-09-21'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T19:37:36.747'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92574'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-92574'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2535436'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-92574.json
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92574'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92574'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.0053
epssPercentile: 0.43821
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-21T15:35:54.906351Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-21T10:35:15.460Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability in CRI-O checkpoint restore allows a user who can create a pod from a malicious checkpointed container to bypass the destination Kubernetes security context. The restored process may retain credentials, Linux capabilities, no_new_privs, and seccomp state from the checkpoint instead of enforcing the destination configuration. This can allow execution with elevated privileges across the container security boundary.
Affected upstream supported versions are CRI-O 1.34 and later. Downstream Red Hat products are affected from OCP 4.17 onward. Fixes have been applied to supported branches but are not yet released.
Exploitation requires permission to create a pod from a malicious checkpoint image and checkpoint restore functionality to be available.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · updated 2026-09-22 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-92574.json)