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01 Record

CVE-2026-18675

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

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: Kong
CNA base score5.3 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

02 Description

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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 46.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD analysis status
Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-23.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2026-08-12 18:36Z2 MO AGO
Last updated
2026-08-13 15:28Z2 MO AGO
Reserved
2026-08-03
Assigning CNA
Kong
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.3)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-248Uncaught ExceptionBase
  • CWE-704Incorrect Type Conversion or CastClass
Data version
5.2
Document digest
8a74a5a844e0370278d7edbb86c878288fac89c841f8410136a8c4a2d0bca2ef

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Kong Inc.Kong Mesh0 to < 2.7.29, 2.8.0 to < 2.9.19, 2.10.0 to < 2.11.18, 2.12.0 to < 2.12.14, 2.13.0 to < 2.13.10, 2.14.0 to < 2.14.2Linux

06 References

07 Remediation

Upgrade to Kong Mesh 2.7.29, 2.9.19, 2.11.18, 2.12.14, 2.13.10 or 2.14.2, whichever matches your release line. In patched versions the validator rejects a non-string kid header and the dataplane server recovers from handler panics.