CVE-2026-62182 KubeEdge - Command Injection

KubeEdge 1.21.0 to 1.21.2, 1.22.2, and 1.23.1 contains a command injection caused by concatenation of user-controlled updateFields into keadm config-update command executed via system shell, letting authenticated users execute arbitrary commands with KubeEdge process privileges, exploit requires permission to create or modify ConfigUpdateJob resources.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.48% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Command Injection
Impact
Remote Code Execution
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
21 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-78

Vendor fix

Update to versions 1.21.2, 1.22.2, or 1.23.1 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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