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Vulnerability · Published Sep 21, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-62182KubeEdge: ConfigUpdateJob updateFields enables remote shell injection and code execution on edge nodes

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity OS command injection in kubeedge from kubeedge. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

KubeEdge is an open source system for extending native containerized application orchestration capabilities to hosts at Edge. From 1.21.0 until 1.21.2, 1.22.2, and 1.23.1, ConfigUpdateJob processing in edge/pkg/taskmanager/actions/configupdatejob.go concatenates authenticated user-controlled updateFields values into the keadm config-update command and executes it through a system shell. A user with permission to create or modify ConfigUpdateJob resources can include shell metacharacters in the complete --set value and cause arbitrary commands to execute on an enrolled target edge node with the privileges of the KubeEdge process handling the job. This issue is fixed in versions 1.21.2, 1.22.2, and 1.23.1.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Gogithub.com/kubeedge/kubeedge1.21.2GHSA-m3c6-2p7h-cfr3
Gogithub.com/kubeedge/kubeedge1.22.2GHSA-m3c6-2p7h-cfr3
Gogithub.com/kubeedge/kubeedge1.23.1GHSA-m3c6-2p7h-cfr3
Gogithub.com/kubeedge/kubeedge1.21.2, 1.22.2, 1.23.1GO-2026-6573

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
kubeedge kubeedge >= 1.21.0, < 1.21.2>= 1.22.0, < 1.22.2>= 1.23.0, < 1.23.1

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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