CVE-2026-18679

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

0.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 2.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.8 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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 2026-08-31.

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.

Published

2026-08-12 18:52Z22 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-08-13 14:45Z21 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-03

Assigning CNA

Kong

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-295Improper Certificate ValidationBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

dddfc8e0463311399d14d535f3184de802da166dc2d78cfbbc6332d5a17bb518

• github.comUpstream advisory GHSA-wvmp-6r4v-j6cvhttps://github.com/kumahq/kuma/security/advisories/GHSA-wvmp-6r4v-j6cvvendor-advisory
• github.comkumahq/kuma#16777 (master)https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/16777patch
• developer.konghq.comKong MESH Changeloghttps://developer.konghq.com/mesh/changelog/release-notes