CVE-2026-41413

Istio Vulnerable to SSRF via RequestAuthentication jwksUri

HIGH
7.7
CVSS Score
Published: May 7, 2026 at 04:18 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:46 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorIstio

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Severity
HIGH7.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Istio is an open platform to connect, manage, and secure microservices. Prior to versions 1.28.6 and 1.29.2, when a RequestAuthentication resource is created with a jwksUri pointing to an internal service, istiod makes an unauthenticated HTTP GET request to that URL without filtering out localhost or link local ips. This can result in sensitive data being distributed to Envoy proxies via xDS configuration. This issue has been patched in versions 1.28.6 and 1.29.2.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.28.6v < 1.29.21.29.0 ≤ v < 1.29.2
Affected range stops below 1.28.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.29.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/istio/istio/security/advisories/GHSA-fgw5-hp8f-xfhc
x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/istio/istio/releases/tag/1.28.6
x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/istio/istio/releases/tag/1.29.2

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-918

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