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CVE-2026-82473: KubeEdge CloudCore through 1.23.1 Missing Authentication on Node Task Endpoints

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-29 · updated 2026-09-24
• Weakness: CWE-306

Description

KubeEdge CloudCore through 1.23.1 accepts node task status reports on its HTTPS server without authentication verification. Attackers can reach CloudCore on port 10002 to mark upgrade jobs as succeeded or failed, deceiving the control plane about node upgrade status and blocking further upgrade scheduling.

Affected products

• kubeedge: through 1.23.1

References

• https://github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/kubeedge.md
• https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge
• https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/blob/v1.23.1/cloud/pkg/cloudhub/servers/httpserver/nodetask/report_status.go
• https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/blob/v1.23.1/cloud/pkg/cloudhub/servers/httpserver/server.go
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kubeedge-cloudcore-through-1.23.1-missing-authentication-on-node-task-endpoints

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