Hard-coded credentials in Red Hat kiali
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-321Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-321.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03468 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed github.com/kiali/kiali (Go): 1.15.1Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | kiali | before 1.15.1 | 1.15.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/kiali/kiali (Go) | before 1.15.1 | 1.15.1 | Patch available | GHSA-64rh-r86q-75ff |
- kiali VendorRed Hat Affected before 1.15.1 Fixed in 1.15.1 Patch available CNA
- github.com/kiali/kiali (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.15.1 Fixed in 1.15.1 Patch available GHSA-64rh-r86q-75ff
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-64rh-r86q-75ff github.com/kiali/kiali (Go) Fixed in 1.15.1 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2020:0975 Released 2020-03-25 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 1.0.10 openshift-istio-kiali-rhel7-operator-container security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 1.0 openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel7-operator
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 1.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:0975 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-1764
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-64rh-r86q-75ff
References
Advisory 2
Other 7
- https://github.com/kiali/kiali/commit/93f5cd0b6698e8fe8772afb8f35816f6c086aef1
- https://github.com/kiali/kiali/commit/ac7bd6c7ddb2e01356e21d360dd1c718a90706ad
- https://github.com/kiali/kiali/commit/ce48af57113c805a25179aaab1a0fac2fb93653f
- https://github.com/kiali/kiali/commit/faed1f5f90efae3df9fd6fb793f00ccc242b3a96
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1810383
- https://github.com/jpts/cve-2020-1764-poc
- https://kiali.io/news/security-bulletins/kiali-security-001
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Sources
- CVE-2020-1764 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-1764 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-64rh-r86q-75ff · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-1764 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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