CVE-2026-18677
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
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 presenting a tags-bound token can register with kuma.io/workload set to any value and obtain another workload's SPIFFE identity.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.0
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
02762ae7-200e-4b20-9b2b-a77d5b8fc4cb
Published
2026-08-12 19:17:31.063000
Last modified
2026-10-23 19:10:00.167000
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