Kyverno from 1.11.0 before 1.19.2 contains an unbounded decompression vulnerability in FetchSignatureBlob that allows attackers to exhaust memory by supplying highly compressed notary signature layers. Attackers who control registry referrers or signatures can publish small gzip layers that decompress beyond maxPayloadSize, causing admission controller OOM kills and denial of service.
History

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

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Metrics ssvc

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


Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Important


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

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Description Kyverno from 1.11.0 before 1.19.2 contains an unbounded decompression vulnerability in FetchSignatureBlob that allows attackers to exhaust memory by supplying highly compressed notary signature layers. Attackers who control registry referrers or signatures can publish small gzip layers that decompress beyond maxPayloadSize, causing admission controller OOM kills and denial of service.
Title Kyverno 1.11.0 before 1.19.2 Memory Exhaustion via Notary Signature Decompression
First Time appeared Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno
Weaknesses CWE-409
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: 2026-11-05T02:25:21.376Z

Updated: 2026-11-09T16:52:18.927Z

Reserved: 2026-11-04T23:26:08.934Z

Link: CVE-2026-122323

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-09T16:14:36.098Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-11-05T03:17:25.343

Modified: 2026-11-10T20:27:36.210

Link: CVE-2026-122323

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-11-05T02:25:21Z

Links: CVE-2026-122323 - Bugzilla