8.6

CVE-2020-1764: kiali Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

CVSS: 8.6v3.1HighModified
AliasesGHSA-64rh-r86q-75ffGO-2022-0631
Published 26-03-2020Last modified 04-08-2024

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.

Overall risk
45/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.6/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
3.47%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 26-03-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last 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

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

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.47%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (kiali.io)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Github.com/kiali1 product
  • kiali< 1.15.1
Kiali1 product
Red hat1 product
  • kialiall Kiali versions prior to 1.15.1
Redhat1 product

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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