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Vulnerability · Published Sep 21, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-62369KubeEdge: keadm DecompressTarGz path traversal enables arbitrary file write on Windows during edge node join

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal 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 0.6% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.5% 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 1.16.0 until 1.21.2, 1.22.2, and 1.23.1, the DecompressTarGz function in keadm/cmd/keadm/app/cmd/util/common.go joins archive entry names to the extraction destination without sufficient validation. During keadm join or installation on Windows edge nodes, an archive influenced through a compromised, replaced, or untrusted download source can contain parent-directory components, Windows-style backslashes, absolute paths, or drive-prefixed paths that escape the intended directory. The affected keadm process can consequently write or overwrite files with its own privileges, potentially modifying configuration, executable, or service files and enabling persistent system modification or code execution. 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-9vm9-pqxx-x83v
Gogithub.com/kubeedge/kubeedge1.22.2GHSA-9vm9-pqxx-x83v
Gogithub.com/kubeedge/kubeedge1.23.1GHSA-9vm9-pqxx-x83v
Gogithub.com/kubeedge/kubeedge1.21.2, 1.22.2, 1.23.1GO-2026-6563

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
kubeedge kubeedge >= 1.16.0, < 1.21.2>= 1.22.0, < 1.22.2>= 1.23.0, < 1.23.1

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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