What is CVE-2026-82473?

CVE-2026-82473 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kubeedge, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2026-82473?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Kubeedge

CVE-2026-82473

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Kubeedge

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (technical-description, exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (technical-description)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (technical-description)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-82473?: CVE-2026-82473 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kubeedge, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2026-82473?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.