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.
- 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
- 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
- github.comUpstream advisory GHSA-5mxq-7xq4-3vx8https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/security/advisories/GHSA-5mxq-7xq4-3vx8
- github.comkumahq/kuma#17465 (master)https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/17465
- github.comkumahq/kuma#17468 (release-2.14 backport)https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/17468
- github.comkumahq/kuma#17467 (release-2.13 backport)https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/17467
- github.comkumahq/kuma#17471 (release-2.12 backport)https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/17471
- github.comkumahq/kuma#17469 (release-2.11 backport)https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/17469
- github.comkumahq/kuma#17470 (release-2.9 backport)https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/17470
- github.comkumahq/kuma#17472 (release-2.7 backport)https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/17472
- developer.konghq.comKong Product Security Advisorieshttps://developer.konghq.com/mesh/changelog/
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.