Vulnerability Reportkong:3

kong:latestkong:ubuntukong:3.9.3-ubuntukong:3.9.3kong:3.9-ubuntukong:3.9kong:3
digestsha256:62721edc9669e2a96fe9d188ab8950b9105e69abb033129624a72d3e10da6777

Executive Summary

Last scanned:

Threat Score
74/100CAUTION
Reputation
TRUSTED

This image carries significant risk; production deployment is highly discouraged without strict compensating controls. Remote attackers can crash the Kong gateway or cause information leakage by sending malicious requests exploiting CVE-2017-11164 and CVE-2019-20838. Updating libpcre3 to a patched version would fully address these vulnerabilities.

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Log

40 total
CVE IDAdjusted SeverityPackageExploit ProbabilityRisk Context
CVE-2017-11164HIGH7.5
libpcre3
2:8.39-15build1
No fix yet
3.1%
Low-Moderate Risk
Directly ExposedContext importance: HIGH
CVE-2019-20838HIGH7.5
libpcre3
2:8.39-15build1
No fix yet
2.8%
Low-Moderate Risk
Directly ExposedContext importance: HIGH
CVE-2026-13757MEDIUM5.27
libp11-kit0
0.25.3-4ubuntu2.1
No fix yet
0.1%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2024-2236MEDIUM4.72
libgcrypt20
1.10.3-2ubuntu0.1
No fix yet
1.1%
Low-Moderate Risk
Directly ExposedContext importance: MEDIUM
CVE-2025-66382MEDIUM4.67
libexpat1
2.6.1-2ubuntu0.4
No fix yet
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-27171MEDIUM4.67
zlib1g
1:1.3.dfsg-3.1ubuntu2.1
No fix yet
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-4437MEDIUM4.42
libc-bin
2.39-0ubuntu8.7
No fix yet
0.3%
Theoretical Threat
Directly ExposedContext importance: MEDIUM
CVE-2026-4437MEDIUM4.42
libc6
2.39-0ubuntu8.7
No fix yet
0.3%
Theoretical Threat
Directly ExposedContext importance: MEDIUM
CVE-2026-27456MEDIUM4
libuuid1
2.39.3-9ubuntu6.5
No fix yet
0.1%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-4438LOW3.4
libc-bin
2.39-0ubuntu8.7
No fix yet
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-4438LOW3.4
libc6
2.39-0ubuntu8.7
No fix yet
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2025-45582LOW2.86
tar
1.35+dfsg-3build1
fixed in 1.35+dfsg-3ubuntu0.2
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2026-5704LOW2.8
tar
1.35+dfsg-3build1
fixed in 1.35+dfsg-3ubuntu0.3
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2026-4046LOW2.7
libc-bin
2.39-0ubuntu8.7
No fix yet
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-4046LOW2.7
libc6
2.39-0ubuntu8.7
No fix yet
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2024-52005LOW2.69
git
1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3
No fix yet
0.5%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2026-27456LOW2.4
bsdutils
1:2.39.3-9ubuntu6.5
No fix yet
0.1%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2026-41991LOW2.4
gzip
1.12-1ubuntu3.1
fixed in 1.12-1ubuntu3.2
0.1%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2026-10536LOW2.4
libcurl3t64-gnutls
8.5.0-2ubuntu10.10
fixed in 8.5.0-2ubuntu10.11
0.9%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2026-10536LOW2.4
libcurl4t64
8.5.0-2ubuntu10.10
fixed in 8.5.0-2ubuntu10.11
0.9%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2026-27456LOW2.4
mount
2.39.3-9ubuntu6.5
No fix yet
0.1%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2026-27456LOW2.4
util-linux
2.39.3-9ubuntu6.5
No fix yet
0.1%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2026-41992LOW2.29
gzip
1.12-1ubuntu3.1
fixed in 1.12-1ubuntu3.2
0.3%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2026-6238LOW1.99
libc-bin
2.39-0ubuntu8.7
No fix yet
0.3%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2026-6238LOW1.99
libc6
2.39-0ubuntu8.7
No fix yet
0.3%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2024-56433LOW1.84
login
1:4.13+dfsg1-4ubuntu3.2
No fix yet
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2024-56433LOW1.84
passwd
1:4.13+dfsg1-4ubuntu3.2
No fix yet
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2026-5435LOW1.81
libc-bin
2.39-0ubuntu8.7
No fix yet
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2026-5435LOW1.81
libc6
2.39-0ubuntu8.7
No fix yet
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2024-52005NONE0
git-man
1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3
No fix yet
0.5%
Theoretical Threat
Not Applicable
CVE-2025-69720NONE0
libncursesw6
6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2
fixed in 6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2.1
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Not Applicable
CVE-2025-69720NONE0
libtinfo6
6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2
fixed in 6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2.1
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Not Applicable
CVE-2025-69720NONE0
ncurses-base
6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2
fixed in 6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2.1
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Not Applicable
CVE-2025-69720NONE0
ncurses-bin
6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2
fixed in 6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2.1
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Not Applicable
CVE-2026-27456NONE0
libblkid1
2.39.3-9ubuntu6.5
No fix yet
0.1%
Theoretical Threat
Not Applicable
CVE-2026-27456NONE0
libmount1
2.39.3-9ubuntu6.5
No fix yet
0.1%
Theoretical Threat
Not Applicable
CVE-2026-27456NONE0
libsmartcols1
2.39.3-9ubuntu6.5
No fix yet
0.1%
Theoretical Threat
Not Applicable
CVE-2026-40228NONE0
libsystemd0
255.4-1ubuntu8.16
No fix yet
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Not Applicable
CVE-2026-40228NONE0
libudev1
255.4-1ubuntu8.16
No fix yet
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Not Applicable
CVE-2026-58055NONE0
libnghttp2-14
1.59.0-1ubuntu0.3
fixed in 1.59.0-1ubuntu0.4
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Not Applicable

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