CVE-2026-18677

In Kong Mesh (universal mode), the XDS authenticator in kuma-cp validates the dataplane’s SPIFFE ID path template against the kuma.io/workload label only when the dataplane token is bound to a workload. Because workload binding is optional, a dataplane presenting a tags-bound token can register w...

CVE-2026-18677 Kong Mesh: a dataplane token without a workload binding can claim any workload's SPIFFE identity

In Kong Mesh running in universal mode with a MeshIdentity whose SPIFFE ID path template derives from the dataplane's kuma.io/workload label, the XDS authenticator in kuma-cp validates that label only when the dataplane token is bound to a workload. Workload binding is optional, so a dataplane...

CVE-2026-18677 Kong Mesh: a dataplane token without a workload binding can claim any workload's SPIFFE identity

In Kong Mesh running in universal mode with a MeshIdentity whose SPIFFE ID path template derives from the dataplane's kuma.io/workload label, the XDS authenticator in kuma-cp validates that label only when the dataplane token is bound to a workload. Workload binding is optional, so a dataplane...

CVE-2026-18675 Kong Mesh: control plane denial of service via a malformed dataplane token with a non-string JWT kid

The dataplane token validator in kuma-cp performs an unchecked Go type assertion on the JWT kid header. A token whose kid is a JSON number decodes as a float64 and triggers a runtime panic before any signature, claims, or authorization check runs. The panic terminates the entire kuma-cp process,...

EUVD-2026-57421

The dataplane token validator in kuma-cp performs an unchecked Go type assertion on the JWT kid header. A token whose kid is a JSON number decodes as a float64 and triggers a runtime panic before any signature, claims, or authorization check runs. The panic terminates the entire kuma-cp process,...