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.

Kiali 1.73.32, for Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.6, provides observability for the service mesh by offering a visual representation of the mesh topology and metrics, helping users monitor, trace, and manage efficiently.Security Fix(es): CVE-2026-9277 openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel8: shell-quote: Arbitrary code execution via command injection due to unescaped line terminators (OSSM-13906) CVE-2026-9277 openshift-service-mesh/kiali-ossmc-rhel8: shell-quote: Arbitrary code execution via command injection due to unescaped line terminators (OSSM-13905) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.