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Critical · 9.9 CVE-2026-122313 EUVD-2026-117224GHSA-8qwp-w9x6-mcp7

Kyverno 1.17.0 before 1.19.2 Cross-Namespace Privilege Escalation via NamespacedMutatingPolicy

Published Nov 5, 2026 · Updated Nov 9, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

Kyverno from 1.17.0 before 1.19.2 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows namespace-scoped tenants to modify resources in other namespaces through NamespacedMutatingPolicy targetMatchConstraints.expression CEL output lacking namespace checks. Attackers can emit a literal target such as another tenant's RoleBinding, which the cluster-wide background controller then mutates to add attacker subjects or alter Roles, NetworkPolicies, and ConfigMaps.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
kyverno kyverno 1.17.0 – < 1.19.2 1.19.2

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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