What is CVE-2026-53487?

CVE-2026-53487 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kite-Org Kite, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-53487?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Kite-Org Kite

CVE-2026-53487

Kite is a Kubernetes dashboard. Prior to version 0.12.3, authenticated Kite users with any role can request `/api/v1/overview` for a cluster that their roles do not permit by selecting that cluster with `x-cluster-name`. The overview route is registered before `middleware.RBACMiddleware()` and `GetOverview` only checks `len(user.Roles) > 0`, so it returns aggregate Kubernetes inventory and capacity data from unauthorized clusters. Version 0.12.3 fixes the issue.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Kite-org Kite — versions < 0.12.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-53487?: CVE-2026-53487 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kite-Org Kite, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-53487?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.