EUVD-2026-60160
GHSA-fxcr-qwx6-5h7q
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/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
Network-exploitable via zone mTLS credentials (PR:H, AV:N); resource injection spans other zones (S:C, I:H); confidentiality limited, no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (Kong).
CVSS VectorVendor: Kong
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3DescriptionCVE.org
On a Kong Mesh global control plane, resources received over the zone-to-global KDS sync are attributed using the in-band, sender-controlled ControlPlane.Identifier rather than the authenticated zone identity derived from the connection. Authenticated zones can have the global control plane store and re-distribute those resources as belonging to another zone.
The result is a cross-zone isolation bypass: the holder of a single enrolled zone's credential can inject, attribute, and overwrite resources in another zone's namespace mesh-wide.
The root cause lives in Kuma's open-source KDS sync code, which Kong Mesh's control plane is built on.
AnalysisAI
Cross-zone isolation is broken in Kong Mesh's global control plane, allowing any authenticated zone to inject and overwrite mesh resources attributed to other zones by spoofing the in-band ControlPlane.Identifier during KDS sync. Multiple release trains are affected, including all Kong Mesh versions prior to 2.7.29, 2.9.19, 2.11.18, 2.12.14, 2.13.10, and 2.14.2. …
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Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | Exploitation requires the attacker to hold valid mTLS credentials for at least one enrolled zone in a multi-zone Kong Mesh deployment - the CVSS 4.0 PR:H metric and the description's explicit reference to 'authenticated zones' confirm zone-level credential possession is a hard prerequisite. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N) characterizes this as network-exploitable with low complexity but requiring high-privilege access - specifically valid mTLS credentials for an enrolled zone. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | Upgrade Kong Mesh to one of the patched releases - 2.7.29, 2.9.19, 2.11.18, 2.12.14, 2.13.10, or 2.14.2 - per the vendor changelog at https://developer.konghq.com/mesh/changelog/ and the security advisory at https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/security/advisories/GHSA-m58j-fjmc-h3g4; patch availability across these branches is confirmed by Kong. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Recommended ActionAI
Within 24 hours, identify all Kong Mesh deployments and determine current versions to confirm exposure against the affected ranges (2.7.x, 2.9.x, 2.11.x, 2.12.x, 2.13.x, and 2.14.x pre-patch). …
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