PT-2026-71209 · Kong · Kong Mesh

CVE-2026-18678

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Published

2026-07-16

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Updated

2026-08-12

CVSS v4.0

5.5

Medium

VectorAV: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
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Kong Mesh (affected versions not specified)
Description When an operator adds an HTTPS control plane profile to kumactl without providing a CA certificate, the tool disables TLS verification and transmits API tokens over the unverified connection. This allows an attacker positioned on the network path between the operator and the control plane to intercept user or admin API tokens and perform unauthorized actions against the control plane using those credentials.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Improper Certificate Validation

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-18678
GHSA-V95X-XHQ5-4929
GO-2026-6010

Affected Products

Kong Mesh