Auth bypass in Cilium

CVE-2026-26963

Cilium is a networking, observability, and security solution with an eBPF-based dataplane. Versions 1.18.0 through 1.18.5 will incorrectly permit traffic from Pods on other nodes when Native Routing, WireGuard and Node Encryption are enabled. This issue has been fixed in version 1.18.6.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.001 (2.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

  • Cilium — versions >= 1.18.0, < 1.18.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-26963?
CVE-2026-26963 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cilium, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2026-26963?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.