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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 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.