CVE-2026-82266 Redpanda Admin API Unauthenticated Superuser Access via Default Configuration

Redpanda through 26.2.2 binds the Admin API to 0.0.0.0:9644 with adminapirequireauth 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...

CVE-2026-82266

Redpanda through 26.2.2 ships with its Admin API bound to 0.0.0.0:9644 and admin_api_require_auth defaulting to false, meaning unauthenticated requests are treated as superusers . An attacker with network access to port 9644 can create and delete broker accounts, modify cluster configuration, and...