CVE-2026-82473

KubeEdge CloudCore through 1.23.1 Missing Authentication on Node Task Endpoints

8.8 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.64%Up 0.3 points since Aug 30, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

KubeEdge CloudCore through 1.23.1 Missing Authentication on Node Task Endpoints

Record: CVE-2026-82473
CVSS 4.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 8.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Weakness: CWE-306
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-68129 8.8

Record: EUVD-2026-68129
CVSS 4.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7v3q-r4cr-w389 8.8

KubeEdge CloudCore through 1.23.1 accepts node task status reports on its HTTPS server without...

Record: GHSA-7v3q-r4cr-w389
CVSS 4.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 8.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Weakness: CWE-306
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.8

Record: CVE-2026-82473
CVSS 4.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 8.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Weakness: CWE-306
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

KubeEdge CloudCore through 1.23.1 Missing Authentication on Node Task Endpoints

Record: CVE-2026-82473
CVSS 4.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-306
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

kubeedge

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-82473 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Kubeedge, published August 29, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.