CVE-2020-1764: kiali Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-1764 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability in kiali. EPSS estimates a 3.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 26-03-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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 metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions- NVDNIST8.6HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
3.47%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.47% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (kiali.io)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Github.com/kiali1 product
- kiali< 1.15.1
Kiali1 product
- kiali< 1.15.1
Red hat1 product
- kialiall Kiali versions prior to 1.15.1
Redhat1 product
4 vendors · 4 products
References
11 links- kiali.io/news/security-bulletins/kiali-security-001/X Refsource MISCExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1764X Refsource CONFIRMWEBIssue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory