CVE-2025-64323VulnerabilityPublished 7 Nov 2025

CVE-2025-64323: kgateway · Missing Authorization

Affects kgatewaySource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 2.0.5 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 2.0.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Adjacent
Attack Complexity: High
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Adjacent: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack, but the attack is limited at the protocol level to a logically adjacent topology. This can mean an attack must be launched from the same shared physical (e.g., Bluetooth or IEEE 802.11) or logical (e.g., local IP subnet) network, or from within a secure or otherwise limited administrative domain (e.g., MPLS, secure VPN to an administrative network zone).
Attack Complexity: High: A successful attack depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. That is, a successful attack cannot be accomplished at will, but requires the attacker to invest in some measurable amount of effort in preparation or execution against the vulnerable component before a successful attack can be expected. For example, a successful attack may require an attacker to: gather knowledge about the environment in which the vulnerable target/component exists; prepare the target environment to improve exploit reliability; or inject themselves into the logical network path between the target and the resource requested by the victim in order to read and/or modify network communications (e.g., a man in the middle attack).
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade kgateway-dev/kgateway to 2.0.5.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
GitHubkgateway-dev/kgateway`pkg:github/kgateway-dev/kgateway`Other threats	Affected <2.0.5	Fixed in 2.0.5

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AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately upgrade kgateway to versions 2.0.5 or 2.1.0 or later to remediate the missing authorization issue. Until patching is complete, restrict network access to the xDS port using firewall rules, network segmentation, or zero-trust network controls to limit exposure to trusted management hosts only. Conduct audits of existing network configurations to ensure that the xDS port is not exposed to untrusted networks or the internet. Implement strict access controls and monitoring on API gateway management interfaces to detect unauthorized access attempts. Review and rotate any certificates or credentials that may have been exposed due to this vulnerability. Incorporate this vulnerability into incident response plans and threat hunting activities to identify potential exploitation. Finally, ensure that future deployments of kgateway or similar gateways enforce authentication and authorization by default on all management and configuration interfaces.

Description

kgateway is a Cloud-Native API and AI Gateway. Versions 2.0.4 and below and 2.1.0-agw-cel-rbac through 2.1.0-rc.2 lack authentication, allowing any client with unrestricted network access to the xDS port to retrieve potentially sensitive configuration data including certificate data, backend service information, routing rules, and cluster metadata. This issue is solved in versions 2.0.5 and 2.1.0.

Impact

For European organizations, the exposure of sensitive configuration data can lead to significant confidentiality breaches. Attackers gaining access to certificate data could impersonate services or decrypt communications, undermining trust and security of internal and external APIs. Disclosure of backend service information and routing rules can facilitate targeted attacks, lateral movement, or service disruption attempts. Organizations in sectors with stringent data protection requirements, such as finance, healthcare, and critical infrastructure, face increased regulatory and reputational risks. The vulnerability could also impact cloud service providers and managed service operators using kgateway, potentially affecting multiple downstream customers. Although the vulnerability does not directly affect system integrity or availability, the indirect consequences of data exposure could lead to more severe attacks. The requirement for network access to the xDS port means that organizations with poorly segmented networks or exposed management interfaces are at higher risk.

CWE-862Missing Authorization (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #4OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
Architecture and Design
Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries.
Architecture and Design
Ensure that access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.8 (opens in a new tab)
V13.4.2 (opens in a new tab)
V7.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 14 Nov 2025, 04:49 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-862

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