CVE-2020-1764
A hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in the default configuration file was found in Kiali, all versions prior to 1.15.1.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in the default configuration file was found in Kiali, all versions prior to 1.15.1. A remote attacker could abuse this flaw by creating their own JWT signed tokens and bypass Kiali authentication mechanisms, possibly gaining privileges to view and alter the Istio configuration.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.47% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-321, CWE-798
- Affected
- kiali/kiali · redhat/openshift service mesh
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 3.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1764Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://kiali.io/news/security-bulletins/kiali-security-001/Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1764Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://kiali.io/news/security-bulletins/kiali-security-001/Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.