CVE-2026-17578: Kong Event Gateway 1.0.0 to before 1.1.2, 1.2.0 to before 1.2.1

Affected technology

Kong Event Gateway · 1.0.0 to before 1.1.2, 1.2.0 to before 1.2.1
Kong

Description’s affected range: 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

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 4.0): Network (remote) · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 2.3/10) rates confidentiality impact as low; integrity and availability impact as none. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.