---
id: CVE-2026-62182
title: >-
  KubeEdge is an open source system for extending native containerized
  application orchestration capabilities to hosts at Edge
summary: >-
  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/config…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-78
vendor: kubeedge
product: kubeedge
affected:
  - 'kubeedge >= 1.21.0, < 1.21.2'
  - 'kubeedge >= 1.22.0, < 1.22.2'
  - 'kubeedge >= 1.23.0, < 1.23.1'
published: '2026-09-21'
updated: '2026-09-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-21T18:17:09.420'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62182'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.21.md
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.22.md
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.23.md
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/commit/14f65fc6207787f266cbcb0dceac7f09a81bab2b
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/commit/6309a335c8e5e3c154b6bb0a09292f5c7dc598dc
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/commit/ee78415a36911c1a93e59a921c23b8e4ecd83e90
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/pull/7028'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/pull/7029'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/pull/7030'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.21.2'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.22.2'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.23.1'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/security/advisories/GHSA-m3c6-2p7h-cfr3
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-21T17:49:53.177Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.