CVE-2026-18675
The dataplane token validator in kuma-cp performs an unchecked Go type assertion on the JWT kid header. A token whose kid is a JSON number d
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Published: Aug 12, 2026 · Last modified: Aug 12, 2026 · CWE-248 · CWE-704
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The dataplane token validator in kuma-cp performs an unchecked Go type assertion on the JWT kid header. A token whose kid is a JSON number decodes as a float64 and triggers a runtime panic before any signature, claims, or authorization check runs. The panic terminates the entire kuma-cp process, HTTP API, the health and readiness endpoints, and xDS. Unauthenticated access to the dataplane gRPC server can trigger the crash with a malformed token A single request is a transient interruption; sustaining an outage requires repeated requests.
- developer.konghq.comhttps://developer.konghq.com/mesh/changelog/
- github.comhttps://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/17465
- github.comhttps://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/17467
- github.comhttps://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/17468
- github.comhttps://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/17469
- github.comhttps://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/17470
- github.comhttps://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/17471
- github.comhttps://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/17472
- github.comhttps://github.com/kumahq/kuma/security/advisories/GHSA-5mxq-7xq4-3vx8