VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-82266

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability0.62%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-28
Last modified2026-09-24
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Redpanda through 26.2.2 binds the Admin API to 0.0.0.0:9644 with admin_api_require_auth defaulting to false, treating unauthenticated requests as superusers. Attackers can reach port 9644 without credentials to create and delete broker accounts, modify cluster configuration, and disrupt partition replication.

Weakness classification

  • disclosure@vulncheck.com: CWE-306

Primary references