Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows namespaced tenants to generate any
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 1.19.2 soon.
Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 18:04 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 8.7 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.19.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 8 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade kyverno to 1.19.2.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kyvernokyverno | Affected
| Fixed in
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Gokyvernopkg:golang/kyvernoOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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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 authorization bypass vulnerability. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated in the provided data.
Description
Kyverno versions prior to 1.19.2 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows namespaced tenants to create resources of any kind in any namespace by exploiting variable templating in generate rules. This flaw enables attackers to create policies and trigger ConfigMaps in their own namespaces, causing the privileged background-controller to write sensitive resources such as NetworkPolicies or RoleBindings into other namespaces, including kube-system.