CVE-2026-17578 LOW

CVE-2026-17578: Kong Event Gateway AES-GCM nonce reuse due to missing key rotation enforcement

Vendor Kong
Product Kong Event Gateway
Weakness CWE-323
Published August 5, 2026
Last update August 5, 2026

CVSS base score

2.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/U:Amber

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Kong Event Gateway versions 1.0.0 through 1.1.1 and 1.2.0 do not enforce key rotation before reaching NIST SP 800-38D recommended usage limit for AES-GCM encryption keys with random nonces when the AWS IAM encryption feature is enabled. If a producer sends messages at a sustained high rate without key rotation, which only occurs on reboot of the Kong Event Gateway instance, the probability of a nonce collision becomes non-negligible. An authorized consumer who detects a nonce collision can recover parts of plaintext from the affected messages. New versions 1.1.2 and 1.2.1 enforce automatic key rotation before the recommended usage limit is reached.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 5, 2026 CVE published
August 5, 2026 Record updated