Advisory record · GHSA-m3c6-2p7h-cfr3

KubeEdge: ConfigUpdateJob updateFields enables remote shell injection and code execution on edge nodes

CVSS 8.8 HighEPSS 0.0048 · 41st percentile

Published by the GitHub Advisory Database at 22 Sept 2026, 20:36 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known.

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed in
github.com/kubeedge/kubeedgeGo>=1.21.0, <1.21.2 || >=1.22.0, <1.22.2 || >=1.23.0, <1.23.11.21.2, 1.22.2, 1.23.1
Identifiers
GHSA-m3c6-2p7h-cfr3 · CVE-2026-62182 · GO-2026-6573
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-78
Published
22 Sept 2026
Updated
1 Oct 2026

Machine-written summary

Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.

Affected versions of github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge are 1.21.0 to before 1.21.2, 1.22.0 to before 1.22.2, and 1.23.0 to before 1.23.1. An authenticated user who can create or modify ConfigUpdateJob resources can inject shell metacharacters into configuration fields, running arbitrary commands on targeted edge nodes with the privileges of the KubeEdge process. Upgrade to 1.21.2, 1.22.2, or 1.23.1; until then, restrict who can create or modify ConfigUpdateJob resources.

Written 1 Nov 2026.

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

ScoreRatingCVSSVectorSource
8.8 High 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CNA (GitHub_M)
  • CISA KEV Not listed.
  • EPSS 0.0048, the 41st percentile, on 9 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2026, 14:12 UTC First seen by agentprime
  2. 31 Oct 2026, 14:12 UTC Confirmed by OSV

Sources

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