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CVE-2026-122308VulnerabilityPublished

Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the Generation Handler that allows users with

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-122308· High 8.4

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High : upgrade to 1.19.2 soon.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 04:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.4High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.08.4
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.18.5
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.19.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Nov 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 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade kyverno/kyverno to 1.19.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubkyverno/kyvernopkg:github/kyverno/kyvernoOther threatsAffected
  • <1.19.2
Fixed in
  • 1.19.2

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in Kyverno version 1.19.2. Users should upgrade to version 1.19.2 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated in the provided data.

Description

Kyverno versions before 1.19.2 have an authorization bypass vulnerability in the Generation Handler. This flaw allows users with create or update permissions to spoof internal labels and trigger synchronized generate policies improperly. Exploiting this, attackers can label a ConfigMap as managed by Kyverno with crafted labels to clone sensitive Secrets from restricted namespaces into their own namespace.

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