CVE-2026-31837
highpriority · track · 30OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.007 · 53 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
Istio is an open platform to connect, manage, and secure microservices. Prior to 1.29.1, 1.28.5, and 1.27.8, a user of Istio is impacted if the JWKS resolver becomes unavailable or the fetch fails, exposing hardcoded defaults regardless of use of the RequestAuthentication resource. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.29.1, 1.28.5, and 1.27.8.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–8.7
ssvc
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affected products (16)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0704Google Cloud Platform Envoy Proxy, Istio und Service Mesh: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-03-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Google Cloud Platform ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.
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references (11)
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- https://github.com/istio/istio/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/istio/istio/security/advisories/GHSA-v75c-crr9-733ccnnvd
- https://github.com/istio/istio/security/advisories/GHSA-v75c-crr9-733cenisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10184nvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5948nvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5950nvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5952nvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31837nvd
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