๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-122308

HIGH 8.5

Kyverno before 1.19.2 Label Spoofing via Generation Handler processRequest

CVSS Score
8.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-639
Vendor kyverno
Product kyverno
Published Nov 5, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Affected Versions

kyverno / kyverno
0 < 1.19.2

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-hg5v-hwm3-956r vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kyverno-before-1.19.2-label-spoofing-via-generation-handler-processrequest

Credits

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