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high 8.1

CVE-2026-62369 json

KubeEdge: keadm DecompressTarGz path traversal enables arbitrary file write on Windows during edge node join

published last mo. modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-84005 , GHSA-9vm9-pqxx-x83v , GO-2026-6563

cvss
8.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits
0
none known

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/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.

Patch / fix

  • go github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge 1.21.2, 1.22.2, 1.23.1
  • linuxfoundation kubeedge 1.21.2, 1.22.2, 1.23.1

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last mo.

Exploit prediction

0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
go github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge
>=1.16.0, <1.21.2
>=1.22.0, <1.22.2
>=1.23.0, <1.23.1
1.21.2
1.22.2
1.23.1

Affected products

  • kubeedge kubeedge

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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