CVE-2026-82266: Missing Authentication for Critical Function in redpanda-data redpanda
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.
CVE-2026-82266: Missing Authentication for Critical Function in redpanda-data redpanda
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.
CVSS v4.0
Score 9.3critical
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-28T11:12:37.042Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a91e413acd9273b4942e8ce
Added to database: 08/28/2026, 19:40:03 UTC
Last updated: 08/29/2026, 01:25:58 UTC
Views: 8
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