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CVE-2026-100703: Kyverno 1.16.0 through 1.19.0 registers the globalcontext.Lib CEL library in its policy environment without confining it to the policy's namespace

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.7 High · fixed in 1.19.1 : patch kyverno soon.

Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 13% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.19.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubkyverno/kyvernopkg:github/kyverno/kyvernoOther threatsAffected
  • >=1.16.0 <=1.19.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Upgrade Kyverno to version 1.19.1 or later where this issue is fixed. No other mitigations are indicated or required as the fix confines the globalcontext.Lib CEL library to the policy's namespace.

Description

Kyverno versions 1.16.0 through 1.19.0 have a vulnerability where the globalcontext.Lib CEL library is registered in the policy environment without namespace confinement. This allows a tenant with permission to create namespaced policies to access cached cluster-scoped global context entries, including data from namespaces they do not have RBAC permissions to read. The issue is fixed in version 1.19.1.

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