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High · 7.7 CVE-2026-100704 EUVD-2026-87677GHSA-435c-9ffq-3prr

Kyverno before 1.19.1 ImageValidatingPolicy Exception Bypass

Published Sep 26, 2026 · Updated Sep 28, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

Kyverno is a policy engine for Kubernetes. In versions 1.14.0 through 1.19.0, the ImageValidatingPolicy (policies.kyverno.io/v1beta1) evaluator never reads the spec.images and spec.allowedValues fields of a PolicyException. Any PolicyException whose policyRefs and matchConditions match a resource causes image signature verification to be skipped for the entire resource rather than only for the listed images or values, so an exception intended to exempt a single trusted image exempts every image on the matched resource(s). As a result, unsigned or untrusted images can be admitted to the cluster without signature verification. This differs from ValidatingPolicy, GeneratingPolicy, and MutatingPolicy, which treat the same field as a partial exemption. The issue is fixed in version 1.19.1.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
kyverno kyverno 1.14.0 – < 1.19.1 1.19.1

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling kyverno-1.17 +1 No fix yet —

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