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CVE-2026-122303VulnerabilityPublished

Kyverno from 1.17.0 before 1.19.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows namespace tenants to

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-122303· Critical 9.4

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.4 Critical · fixed in 1.19.2 : patch kyverno as a priority.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 04:28 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
9.4Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.09.4
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.19.9
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:H/SI:H/SA:H

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

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubkyverno/kyvernopkg:github/kyverno/kyvernoOther threatsAffected–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 vulnerability. No other mitigation details are provided in the input data.

Description

Kyverno versions from 1.17.0 up to but not including 1.19.2 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability. This flaw allows namespace tenants to overwrite resources in other namespaces by exploiting the NamespacedMutatingPolicy mutate-existing targetMatchConstraints.expression. Attackers can craft a CEL map literal that fabricates a target with a chosen metadata.namespace, enabling the privileged background controller to overwrite sensitive cluster-wide resources such as Secrets, Deployments, or policies.

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