CVE-2026-82266
critical · 9.3Redpanda 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.
9.3
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
49th
EPSS percentile
2026-08-28
Published
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weaknesses
CWE-306
References
- https://github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda
- https://github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/blob/3cfce474a872090e7c74d14181885f5838c54cf2/conf/redpanda.yaml
- https://github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/blob/3cfce474a872090e7c74d14181885f5838c54cf2/src/v/security/request_auth.cc
- https://github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/issues/30989
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/redpanda-admin-api-unauthenticated-superuser-access-via-default-configuration
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2026-82266