CVE-2026-49445 | Cilium up to 1.17.13/1.18.7/1.19.1 Admin Endpoints admin.sock improper authentication

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Cilium up to 1.17.13/1.18.7/1.19.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file admin.sock of the component Admin Endpoints. The manipulation leads to improper authentication.

This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-49445. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.