Kyverno from 1.17.0 before 1.19.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows namespace admins to escape namespace confinement because the cleanup controller builds its context loader with a nil policy. Attackers can create a namespaced CleanupPolicy with apiCall or globalReference context entries to read cross-namespace Secrets and modify validatingwebhookconfigurations using the cleanup controller's ServiceAccount.
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| Description | Kyverno from 1.17.0 before 1.19.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows namespace admins to escape namespace confinement because the cleanup controller builds its context loader with a nil policy. Attackers can create a namespaced CleanupPolicy with apiCall or globalReference context entries to read cross-namespace Secrets and modify validatingwebhookconfigurations using the cleanup controller's ServiceAccount. | |
| Title | Kyverno 1.17.0 before 1.19.2 Privilege Escalation via CleanupPolicy Context Loader | |
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Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-863 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:kyverno:kyverno:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published: 2026-11-05T02:25:08.931Z
Updated: 2026-11-09T16:55:12.734Z
Reserved: 2026-11-04T23:23:51.289Z
Link: CVE-2026-122304
Updated: 2026-11-09T16:11:58.986Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-11-05T03:17:22.353
Modified: 2026-11-10T21:36:30.610
Link: CVE-2026-122304
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