01 Record
CVE-2026-50166
Kuma: kumactl connects to control plane without verifying TLS certificate when no CA is configured
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score5.5 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
02 Description
Kuma: kumactl connects to control plane without verifying TLS certificate when no CA is configured
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
- 0.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 19.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (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:P/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 2026-09-30.
- 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
- 2026-09-15 14:52Z1 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-16 15:50Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-06-03
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-295Improper Certificate ValidationBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 400892ef9c2ad527b0210ae836d1afd5ede92f55b5aeccd6525a1762496c348e
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/kumahq/kuma/security/advisories/GHSA-v95x-xhq5-4929
- github.comhttps://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/16777
- github.comhttps://github.com/kumahq/kuma/commit/2d0fb382924598f8746bc85c896f50384675940f
- github.comhttps://github.com/kumahq/kuma/commit/85716397ffa404234bf365da0967eca0b0fa1870
- github.comhttps://github.com/kumahq/kuma/commit/a256af4869ae7e0ebbc2a14dc231e04ac8df1ba3
- github.comhttps://github.com/kumahq/kuma/commit/bb56ae628753aaec1f7846a514ab4edc35c0b569
- github.comhttps://github.com/kumahq/kuma/commit/d4ae0c0151596be991897651f20c5cdf32de1980
- github.comhttps://github.com/kumahq/kuma/commit/eb81494c2c7a5536e55c19cdde51b02a03b51e11