CVE-2026-62371 KubeEdge - Command Injection

KubeEdge v1alpha2 NodeUpgradeJob handler in versions 1.12.0 to 1.21.2, 1.22.2, and 1.23.1 contains a command injection caused by concatenation of authenticated user-controlled spec.version and spec.image into shell commands, letting users with NodeUpgradeJob create/update permissions execute arbitrary commands on edge nodes, exploit requires permission to create or update NodeUpgradeJob 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, Data Tampering, Denial Of Service, Information Disclosure
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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