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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2026-09-25 12:23

Modified

2026-09-25 12:52

Summary

Kyverno before 1.16.4 Credential Leak via apiCall

Details

Kyverno before 1.16.4 automatically attaches the admission controller's ServiceAccount token to outbound HTTP requests in apiCall service mode without explicit authorization headers. Attackers can exfiltrate the token by directing apiCall requests to external or attacker-controlled endpoints, gaining full control over Kyverno policies and cluster resources.

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        "ecosystem": "Bitnami",
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    "CVE-2026-84195"
  ],
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    ],
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  },
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  "id": "BIT-kyverno-2026-84195",
  "modified": "2026-09-25T12:52:12.177Z",
  "published": "2026-09-25T12:23:40.057Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-8wfp-579w-6r25"
    },
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84195"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.6.2",
  "summary": "Kyverno before 1.16.4 Credential Leak via apiCall"
}

CVE-2026-84195 (GCVE-0-2026-84195)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-01 11:33 – Updated: 2026-09-01 12:11

Title

Kyverno before 1.16.4 Credential Leak via apiCall

Summary

Severity

8.3 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

7.7 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-01 12:07 UTC

CWE

CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Assigner

VulnCheck CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 84/100 over 6614 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advis…	vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kyverno-befo…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
kyverno	kyverno	Affected: 0 , < 1.16.4 (semver) Unaffected: 1.16.4 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:kyverno:kyverno::::::::

Date Public

2026-04-15 00:00

Credits

scumfrog

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