CVE-2026-62440 (GCVE-0-2026-62440)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-21 08:23 – Updated: 2026-08-21 08:23
VLAI
Title
Apache CloudStack: Improper access control in Kubernetes Service (CKS) cluster manipulation
Summary
Improper Access Control vulnerability in Apache CloudStack's Kubernetes Service (CKS) plugin, allowing cross-tenant manipulation of the Kubernetes cluster while adding and removing nodes. This issue affects Apache CloudStack: from 4.21.0.0 through 4.22.1.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.22.1.1 or later, which fixes the issue.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache CloudStack Affected: 4.21.0.0 , ≤ 4.22.1.0 (semver)
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Credits
George Chen (GitHub: geo-chen) D0HY30N (GitHub: D0HY30N)
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