CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedKong Mesh in universal mode is vulnerable due to improper validation of the kuma.io/workload label in the XDS authenticator, allowing a malicious dataplane to impersonate another workload by presenting a tags-bound token. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive resources and compromise the integrity of the service mesh. Organizations using Kong Mesh should prioritize this vulnerability to prevent potential exploitation and ensure secure workload identity management.
Public Exploit Signal
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Original NVD Description
In Kong Mesh running in universal mode with a MeshIdentity whose SPIFFE ID path template derives from the dataplane's kuma.io/workload label, the XDS authenticator in kuma-cp validates that label only when the dataplane token is bound to a workload. Workload binding is optional, so a dataplane presenting a tags-bound token can register with kuma.io/workload set to any value and obtain another workload's SPIFFE identity.