CVE-2026-122308
Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the Generation Handler that…
- Risk score
- 51/100
- CVSS
- 8.5 v3.1
- Published
- 5 Nov 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- 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…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 1.19.2 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 8.5 high
References
Original description
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.
Last activity 5 Nov 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.