---
id: CVE-2026-62369
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 1.16.0 until
  1.21.2, 1.22.2, and 1.23.1, the DecompressTarGz function in
  keadm/cmd/keadm/app/cmd/util/comm…
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: kubeedge
product: kubeedge
affected:
  - 'kubeedge >= 1.16.0, < 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: '2026-09-21T18:17:09.580'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62369'
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/47767b7f2649afcfa3a856e87d556f7777e0428d
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/commit/a524a66a1ae1691eb8ff16b6ff9a93fb370d4047
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/commit/ee02dea9d08114afc4a8f401b1c2f30e84e1de40
    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-9vm9-pqxx-x83v
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-21T17:49:53.183Z'
---

## Overview

KubeEdge is an open source system for extending native containerized application orchestration capabilities to hosts at Edge. From 1.16.0 until 1.21.2, 1.22.2, and 1.23.1, the DecompressTarGz function in keadm/cmd/keadm/app/cmd/util/common.go joins archive entry names to the extraction destination without sufficient validation. During keadm join or installation on Windows edge nodes, an archive influenced through a compromised, replaced, or untrusted download source can contain parent-directory components, Windows-style backslashes, absolute paths, or drive-prefixed paths that escape the intended directory. The affected keadm process can consequently write or overwrite files with its own privileges, potentially modifying configuration, executable, or service files and enabling persistent system modification or code execution. 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.