When an operator adds an HTTPS control plane profile to kumactl without providing a CA certificate, kumactl disables TLS verification and sends API tokens over the unverified connection.
Exact source revision recorded 25 Oct 2026 05:17:25 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
nvd · CVE-2026-18678
PublishedWhen an operator adds an HTTPS control plane profile to kumactl without providing a CA certificate, kumactl disables TLS verification and sends API tokens over the unverified connection. An attacker on the network path between the operator and the control plane can intercept user or admin API tokens and then act against the control plane as that user.
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Source analysis status: Awaiting Analysis
Weakness classifications: CWE-295
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published: 2026-08-12T19:17:31.323
lastModified: 2026-10-23T19:10:00.167
- Source published
- 12 Aug 2026 19:17:31 UTC
- Source modified
- 23 Oct 2026 19:10:00 UTC
- Observed here
- 25 Oct 2026 05:17:25 UTC
- Source terms
- NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained
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CVSS 4.0 · 02762ae7-200e-4b20-9b2b-a77d5b8fc4cb · Secondary · 5.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X