Missing authentication exposes Envoy admin interface in Katanemo Plano
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
Katanemo Plano through 0.4.37 lacks authentication on its Envoy admin interface, which is bound to all host interfaces on port 9901. An unauthenticated network attacker can reach the admin interface and request the /config_dump endpoint to read configured LLM provider API keys in plaintext from the WASM filter configuration (CWE-306).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Katanemo Plano through 0.4.37 contains a missing authentication vulnerability that allows unauthenticated network attackers to access the Envoy admin interface, which is bound to all host interfaces on port 9901. Attackers can request the /config_dump endpoint to read configured LLM provider API keys in plaintext from the WASM filter configuration.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Katanemo Plano.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108863
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-54m9-qc5w-93rc
- 2026-10-12 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-13 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH
References
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2026-108863 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-108863 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-54m9-qc5w-93rc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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