The default kuma-cp configuration in Kong Mesh reveals the admin bootstrap token and signing keys to any webpage the operator visits while the control plane is reachable from their browser. Due to a CORS misconfiguration a cross-origin fetch() from a malicious page returns the admin JWT and signing material.
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| Description | The default kuma-cp configuration in Kong Mesh reveals the admin bootstrap token and signing keys to any webpage the operator visits while the control plane is reachable from their browser. Due to a CORS misconfiguration a cross-origin fetch() from a malicious page returns the admin JWT and signing material. | |
| Title | Kong Mesh: default control plane config leaks the admin token cross-origin via a CORS wildcard and localhost admin | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-346 CWE-942 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Kong
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-13T14:50:43.069Z
Reserved: 2026-08-03T15:20:44.526Z
Link: CVE-2026-18676
Updated: 2026-08-13T14:50:40.227Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-12T19:17:30.813
Modified: 2026-08-13T15:19:35.967
Link: CVE-2026-18676
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-13T09:48:09Z