Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 28, 2026· Updated Sep 24, 2026
CVE-2026-82266
CVE-2026-82266
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.
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References
4- github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/blob/3cfce474a872090e7c74d14181885f5838c54cf2/conf/redpanda.yamlnvd
- github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/blob/3cfce474a872090e7c74d14181885f5838c54cf2/src/v/security/request_auth.ccnvd
- github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/issues/30989nvd
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/redpanda-admin-api-unauthenticated-superuser-access-via-default-configurationnvd
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