CVE-2026-31837

Istio JWKS resolver to prevent private key material from being exposed when JWKS fetch fails.

Published Mar 10, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Weaknesses CWE-1392
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

threat_severity

Important

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Istio
Istio istio
Vendors & Products Istio
Istio istio
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Description 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.
Title Istio JWKS resolver to prevent private key material from being exposed when JWKS fetch fails.
Weaknesses CWE-200
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jul 20, 2026, 12:04 PM
Reserved
Mar 9, 2026, 5:41 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 10, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Jul 20, 2026, 12:18 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 10, 2026, 9:57 PM