SAML Plugin
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 3.16.0.2 : patch Kong Gateway Enterprise soon.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 01:32 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Kong) | CVSS 4.0 | 7.8 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.16.0.2, 3.15.0.7, 3.14.0.17 +3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| Kong Inc.Kong Gateway Enterprise | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Kong Inc.Kong Gateway Enterprise | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Kong Inc.Kong Gateway Enterprise | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Kong Inc.Kong Gateway Enterprise | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Kong Inc.Kong Gateway Enterprise | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Kong Inc.Kong AI Gateway | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
The SAML plugin in Kong Gateway Enterprise fails to enforce the AudienceRestriction condition, which allows a valid SAML assertion issued for a different Service Provider to be replayed and used to authenticate to Kong.