CVE-2026-122308
Published:November 05, 2026
Updated:November 06, 2026
Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the Generation Handler that allows users with create/update permissions to trigger synchronized generate policies by spoofing internal generate.kyverno.io labels. Attackers can label a ConfigMap as managed-by kyverno with crafted policy, rule, and trigger labels to clone sensitive Secrets from restricted namespaces into their own namespace.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.10.0-alpha.1 <v1.19.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.19.2github.com/kyverno/kyverno (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v1.10.0-alpha.1 <v1.19.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.19.2Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
LOW
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
EPSS
Base Score:
0.23