CVE-2026-45021 PUBLISHED

Kuma: Default kuma-cp leaks admin token cross-origin via CORS wildcard + LocalhostIsAdmin

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 08.05.2026 Published: 28.05.2026 Updated: 28.05.2026

Kuma is a modern Envoy-based service mesh that can run on every cloud across both Kubernetes and VMs. Prior to 2.7.25, 2.9.15, 2.11.13, 2.12.10, and 2.13.5, the default kuma-cp config leaks the admin bootstrap token and signing keys to any webpage the operator visits while the control plane is reachable from their browser. CorsAllowedDomains: [".*"] reflects any Origin, and LocalhostIsAdmin: true promotes requests from 127.0.0.1 to mesh-system:admin. A cross-origin fetch() from a malicious page returns the admin JWT and signing material. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.25, 2.9.15, 2.11.13, 2.12.10, and 2.13.5.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 5.1

Product Status

Vendor kumahq
Product kuma
Versions
  • Version < 2.7.25 is affected
  • Version >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.15 is affected
  • Version >= 2.11.0, < 2.11.13 is affected
  • Version >= 2.12.0, < 2.12.10 is affected
  • Version >= 2.13.0, < 2.13.5 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-346: Origin Validation Error CWE
  • CWE-942: Permissive Cross-domain Policy with Untrusted Domains CWE