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.
History

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:45:00 +0000

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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
First Time appeared Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:kyverno:kyverno:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.4, 'vector': '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-09T16:11:58.986Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-11-05T03:17:22.353

Modified: 2026-11-10T21:36:30.610

Link: CVE-2026-122304

cve-icon Redhat

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