CVE-2026-18679
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CVE-2026-18679 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.8/10 on the CVSS scale. When kuma-dp is started against an HTTPS control plane and the operator did not pass a CA certificate, the data plane connects with TLS peer verification disabled, and the dataplane authentication token is sent over that unverified connection. An on-path actor can intercept the dataplane authentication token and impersonate the control plane to the data plane, injecting a forged bootstrap configuration and taking over the proxy.. EPSS estimates a 0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
When kuma-dp is started against an HTTPS control plane and the operator did not pass a CA certificate, the data plane connects with TLS peer verification disabled, and the dataplane authentication token is sent over that unverified connection. An on-path actor can intercept the dataplane authentication token and impersonate the control plane to the data plane, injecting a forged bootstrap configuration and taking over the proxy.
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Kong Inc. | Kong Mesh | < 2.7.26; >= 2.8.0, < 2.9.16; >= 2.10.0, < 2.11.14; >= 2.12.0, < 2.12.11; >= 2.13.0, < 2.13.7 |
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- Status
- Awaiting Analysis
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