CVE-2026-62182 KubeEdge: ConfigUpdateJob updateFields enables remote shell injection and code execution on edge nodes
Authenticated users can inject shell commands via ConfigUpdateJob fields to execute arbitrary code on edge nodes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-62182?
CVE-2026-62182 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in kubeedge, published on 21 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-62182?
7 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge Go | From 1.21.0 | 1.21.2, 1.22.2, 1.23.1 |
github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge Go | From 1.21.0 | 1.21.2 |
github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge Go | From 1.21.0 | 1.21.2 |
github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge Go | From 1.22.0 | 1.22.2 |
github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge Go | From 1.22.0 | 1.22.2 |
github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge Go | From 1.23.0 | 1.23.1 |
1 more packages
github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge Go | From 1.23.0 | 1.23.1 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-62182?
Upgrade github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge to a fixed version for your release line: 1.21.2, 1.22.2 or 1.23.1.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-62182 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-62182 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m3c6-2p7h-cfr3, GO-2026-6573.