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GHSA-H448-WVJ6-XQPR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-11-05 03:30 – Updated: 2026-11-05 03:30

Details

Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the admissionpolicygenerator controller, which folds PolicyExceptions into generated ValidatingAdmissionPolicies while ignoring the --enablePolicyException, --exceptionNamespace, and policy kind gates. Users with namespaced create rights on PolicyExceptions can inject negated matchConditions into the generated policies to admit violating resources, bypassing cluster-wide enforcement.

Severity

7.7 (High)


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

8.3 (High)


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

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  "modified": "2026-11-05T03:30:32Z",
  "published": "2026-11-05T03:30:32Z",
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CVE-2026-122307 (GCVE-0-2026-122307)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-05 02:25 – Updated: 2026-11-05 02:25

Title

Kyverno before 1.19.2 Policy Bypass via admissionpolicygenerator PolicyException Handling

Summary

Severity

8.3 (High)


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

7.7 (High)


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

CWE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Assigner

VulnCheck CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 84/100 over 7402 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 , < 1.19.2 (semver) Unaffected: 1.19.2 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:kyverno:kyverno::::::::

Date Public

2026-10-21 00:00

Credits

1diot9

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Sightings

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