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GHSA-3VCP-CHFH-F6R2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-14 20:15 – Updated: 2026-06-09 10:19

Summary

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

Details

Summary

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.

Am I affected?

You are affected if all of these hold:

kuma-cp runs with default config (CorsAllowedDomains: [".*"] and LocalhostIsAdmin: true).
The control plane is reachable from a browser on the same machine:
kuma-cp run on a developer laptop
Docker --network host or port-publish on a workstation
kubectl port-forward from a machine that also browses the web
The operator visits a page running attacker JavaScript while the control plane is reachable.

You are not affected if:

The control plane runs on a Kubernetes cluster accessed via ClusterIP, NodePort, or LoadBalancer from a remote client.
The control plane runs on an SSH-administered VM with no browser on the host.
KUMA_API_SERVER_AUTHN_LOCALHOST_IS_ADMIN=false is set (see https://kuma.io/docs/latest/production/secure-deployment/api-server-auth/).
KUMA_API_SERVER_CORS_ALLOWED_DOMAINS is set to an explicit allowlist that excludes attacker origins.

Mitigation

Set KUMA_API_SERVER_AUTHN_LOCALHOST_IS_ADMIN=false after retrieving the admin token.
Set KUMA_API_SERVER_CORS_ALLOWED_DOMAINS to an explicit allowlist, for example http://localhost:5681,http://127.0.0.1:5681.
Do not run kuma-cp on a machine where you browse untrusted sites.

Fix

Fixed in #16416, backported to all supported release branches (#16423, #16424, #16425, #16426, #16427).

Changes in patched versions:

CorsAllowedDomains default changed from [".*"] to [] — CORS is now opt-in; set the env var explicitly if you need GUI access.
LocalhostIsAdmin hardened: now requires direct loopback RemoteAddr and Host, and rejects requests carrying proxy-hop headers (X-Forwarded-For), cross-site fetch metadata (Sec-Fetch-Site), or a non-localhost Origin.

Upgrade to a patched version:

2.7.25
2.9.15
2.11.13
2.12.10
2.13.5

Credits

Reported by eldudareeno.

CVSS

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 = 5.1 Medium.

Severity

5.1 (Medium)


                  
                    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

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  "details": "## Summary\n\nDefault `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.\n\n## Am I affected?\n\nYou are affected if all of these hold:\n\n1. `kuma-cp` runs with default config (`CorsAllowedDomains: [\".*\"]` and `LocalhostIsAdmin: true`).\n2. The control plane is reachable from a browser on the same machine:\n   - `kuma-cp run` on a developer laptop\n   - Docker `--network host` or port-publish on a workstation\n   - `kubectl port-forward` from a machine that also browses the web\n3. The operator visits a page running attacker JavaScript while the control plane is reachable.\n\nYou are not affected if:\n\n- The control plane runs on a Kubernetes cluster accessed via ClusterIP, NodePort, or LoadBalancer from a remote client.\n- The control plane runs on an SSH-administered VM with no browser on the host.\n- `KUMA_API_SERVER_AUTHN_LOCALHOST_IS_ADMIN=false` is set (see https://kuma.io/docs/latest/production/secure-deployment/api-server-auth/).\n- `KUMA_API_SERVER_CORS_ALLOWED_DOMAINS` is set to an explicit allowlist that excludes attacker origins.\n\n## Mitigation\n\n1. Set `KUMA_API_SERVER_AUTHN_LOCALHOST_IS_ADMIN=false` after retrieving the admin token.\n2. Set `KUMA_API_SERVER_CORS_ALLOWED_DOMAINS` to an explicit allowlist, for example `http://localhost:5681,http://127.0.0.1:5681`.\n3. Do not run `kuma-cp` on a machine where you browse untrusted sites.\n\n## Fix\n\nFixed in [#16416](https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/16416), backported to all supported release branches ([#16423](https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/16423), [#16424](https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/16424), [#16425](https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/16425), [#16426](https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/16426), [#16427](https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/16427)).\n\nChanges in patched versions:\n\n- `CorsAllowedDomains` default changed from `[\".*\"]` to `[]` \u2014 CORS is now opt-in; set the env var explicitly if you need GUI access.\n- `LocalhostIsAdmin` hardened: now requires direct loopback `RemoteAddr` and `Host`, and rejects requests carrying proxy-hop headers (`X-Forwarded-For`), cross-site fetch metadata (`Sec-Fetch-Site`), or a non-localhost `Origin`.\n\nUpgrade to a patched version:\n\n- 2.7.25\n- 2.9.15\n- 2.11.13\n- 2.12.10\n- 2.13.5\n\n## Credits\n\nReported by `eldudareeno`.\n\n## CVSS\n\n`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` = 5.1 Medium.",
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CVE-2026-45021 (GCVE-0-2026-45021)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-28 17:45 – Updated: 2026-05-28 19:30

Title

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

Summary

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.

Severity

5.1 (Medium)


                        
                          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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-05-28 19:30 UTC

CWE

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

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

8 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/security/advisorie…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/16416	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/16423	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/16424	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/16425	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/16426	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/16427	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/commit/8fefa8595d4…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
kumahq	kuma	Affected: < 2.7.25 Affected: >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.15 Affected: >= 2.11.0, < 2.11.13 Affected: >= 2.12.0, < 2.12.10 Affected: >= 2.13.0, < 2.13.5

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CVE-2026-45021 (GCVE-0-2026-45021)

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