Bug 2446344 (CVE-2026-31837)

Summary: CVE-2026-31837 istio: Istio: Information disclosure and authentication bypass via JWKS resolver unavailability
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: alebedev, dhanak, drosa, dschmidt, dsimansk, erezende, jkoehler, jlanda, kingland, kshier, kverlaen, lphiri, mnovotny, sausingh, simaishi, smcdonal, stcannon, teagle, yguenane
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A flaw was found in Istio. A user of Istio could be impacted if the JSON Web Key Set (JWKS) resolver becomes unavailable or fails to fetch keys. This vulnerability can lead to the exposure of hardcoded default settings, potentially bypassing authentication mechanisms and allowing unauthorized access.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-10 23:03:21 UTC
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.