# CVE-2026-82473: KubeEdge CloudCore through 1.23.1 Missing Authentication on Node Task Endpoints

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-29 · Updated: 2026-08-31

## Affected

- kubeedge: through 1.23.1

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on kubeedge, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/kubeedge.md
- https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/blob/v1.23.1/cloud/pkg/cloudhub/servers/httpserver/server.go
- https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/blob/v1.23.1/cloud/pkg/cloudhub/servers/httpserver/nodetask/report_status.go
- https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kubeedge-cloudcore-through-1.23.1-missing-authentication-on-node-task-endpoints

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