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High · 7.7 CVE-2026-14916 EUVD-2026-80389GHSA-5qvf-77w7-x85r

Kong API Gateway Enterprise: JWT Algorithm-Confusion

Published Sep 16, 2026 · Updated Sep 16, 2026 · Assigned by Kong

Description

A JWT signature verification vulnerability affects Kong components that perform JWT validation for MCP OAuth2 or DataKit integrations inside Kong API Gateway Enterprise. The affected code does not properly validate that the JWT signing algorithm is compatible with the type of key used for verification.

As a result, an unauthenticated remote attacker may be able to craft a forged JWT that is incorrectly accepted as valid, leading to authentication bypass and potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Kong Kong Enteprise Gateway 3.15.0.0 – < 3.15.0.3, 3.14.0.0 – < 3.14.0.12, 3.13.0.0 – < 3.13.0.9, 3.12.0.0 – < 3.12.0.10, 3.10.0.0 – < 3.10.0.17, 3.4.0.0 – < 3.4.3.29 3.15.0.3

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