CVE-2026-122302
Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows namespace admins to…
- Risk score
- 64/100
- CVSS
- 9.8 v3.1
- Published
- 5 Nov 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows namespace admins to create resources beyond their RBAC because generate-rule admission checks verify the controller's permissions, not the author's. Attackers can create a namespaced Policy with generate rules targeting other namespaces or…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 1.19.2 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Amber
- CVSS 9.8 critical
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
Original description
Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows namespace admins to create resources beyond their RBAC because generate-rule admission checks verify the controller's permissions, not the author's. Attackers can create a namespaced Policy with generate rules targeting other namespaces or cluster-scoped kinds, making the background controller create or clone resources cluster-wide.
Last activity 5 Nov 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.