CVE-2026-122308
highKyverno before 1.19.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the Generation Handler that allows users with create/update permissions to trigger sync…
Vendor / product: Kyverno — kyverno
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.
CVSS
8.5
8.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-11-05 03:17
Modified: 2026-11-10 21:37
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-10 22:23 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
kyverno / kyverno <1.19.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
References
- https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-hg5v-hwm3-956r disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kyverno-before-1.19.2-label-spoofing-via-generation-h... disclosure@vulncheck.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-10 22:23 UTC · record ↗