CVE-2026-124441
Kyverno before 1.19.2 Authorization Bypass via Variable Generate Target Kind
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows namespaced tenants to generate any resource kind in any namespace by templating the generate rule's kind and namespace with variables. Attackers can create a Policy and trigger ConfigMap in their own namespace, causing the privileged background-controller to write NetworkPolicies or RoleBindings into victim or kube-system namespaces.
| CWE | CWE-863 |
| Vendor | kyverno |
| Product | kyverno |
| Published | Nov 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
kyverno / kyverno
0 < 1.19.2
References
Credits
sagarkhandagre998