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CVE-2026-122302

Kyverno before 1.19.2 Privilege Escalation via Generate Rule Permission Check

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2026-11-05
  • WeaknessCWE-269

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-11-0502:25CVE publishedCNA

Versions per branch

Products declared by the CNA

As VulnCheck, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written. NVD lists no product for this CVE yet: this is the only product data so far.

  • kyvernoother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • < 1.19.2fixed in 1.19.2semver

    Not affected = 1.19.2

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-11-05

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2026-122302 yet.

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Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CNACVSS 4.09.32026-11-05
  • CNACVSS 3.19.82026-11-05
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-11-05
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-2692026-11-05
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-269read 2026-11-05

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
2026-11-05
Last Modified
2026-11-05
NVD status
Received

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-122302?

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.

Is CVE-2026-122302 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-122302 has not been confirmed.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-122302?

CVE-2026-122302 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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