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What is this endpoint?

api/v1/istio/config

Istio Service Mesh Configuration

What an attacker could do

Exposed Istio configuration reveals mesh topology, routing rules, and mTLS/authorization policies, letting an attacker map internal services and craft requests that bypass intended traffic and security policies.

How to defend it

Keep the Istio control plane (istiod) and its config APIs internal to the cluster, enforce RBAC on Istio CRDs, and require STRICT mutual TLS for mesh traffic.

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