The SAML plugin in Kong Gateway Enterprise does not enforce AudienceRestriction, allowing a valid assertion issued for another Service Provider to be…
Severity and exploitation
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Assessment vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:NSeverity
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What this means
Kong Gateway Enterprise and Kong AI Gateway have a vulnerability where the SAML plugin does not enforce AudienceRestriction, allowing a valid assertion to be replayed. Affected versions include Kong Gateway Enterprise 3.10.0.0 to 3.10.0.19, 3.13.0.0 to 3.13.0.11, 3.14.0.0 to 3.14.0.16, 3.15.0.0 to 3.15.0.6, and 3.16.0.0 to 3.16.0.1, as well as Kong AI Gateway 2.2.0. The weakness is related to improper authentication.
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Kong Inc. · Kong
Kong Gateway Enterprise
5 ranges
Kong Inc. · Kong
Kong Gateway Enterprise
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affected
3.10.0.0 → before 3.10.0.20
custom versions
3.13.0.0 → before 3.13.0.12
custom versions
3.14.0.0 → before 3.14.0.17
custom versions
3.15.0.0 → before 3.15.0.7
custom versions
3.16.0.0 → before 3.16.0.2
custom versions
Other versions: unaffected
Kong Inc. · Kong
Kong AI Gateway
1 range
Kong Inc. · Kong
Kong AI Gateway
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affected
2.2.0 → before 2.2.1
custom versions
Other versions: unaffected
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Public exploit evidence
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The SAML plugin in Kong Gateway Enterprise does not enforce AudienceRestriction, allowing a valid assertion issued for another Service Provider to be replayed to authenticate to Kong.
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CVE-2026-92439View the latest unmodified CVE JSON from the official source. It may be newer than this imported page.
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Observed 2026-11-13T20:41:57.366Z · upstream updated 2026-11-13T14:32:24.427Z
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