Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains an unchecked type assertion in buildStatementMap that allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the policy engine via crafted attestation statements. Attackers can push an OCI referrer manifest with a non-string type field to bypass image verification under failurePolicy Ignore or crash-loop the reports-controller.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


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Description Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains an unchecked type assertion in buildStatementMap that allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the policy engine via crafted attestation statements. Attackers can push an OCI referrer manifest with a non-string type field to bypass image verification under failurePolicy Ignore or crash-loop the reports-controller.
Title Kyverno before 1.19.2 Image Verification Bypass via Attestation Type Panic
First Time appeared Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno
Weaknesses CWE-248
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:kyverno:kyverno:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-11-05T02:25:16.478Z

Updated: 2026-11-09T16:53:20.244Z

Reserved: 2026-11-04T23:25:07.316Z

Link: CVE-2026-122315

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-09T16:14:28.590Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-11-05T03:17:24.200

Modified: 2026-11-10T20:34:11.510

Link: CVE-2026-122315

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-11-05T02:25:16Z

Links: CVE-2026-122315 - Bugzilla