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CVE-2026-124441

Kyverno before 1.19.2 Authorization Bypass via Variable Generate Target Kind

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2026-11-08
  • WeaknessCWE-863

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Description

Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows namespaced tenants to generate any resource kind in any namespace by templating the generate rule's kind and namespace with variables. Attackers can create a Policy and trigger ConfigMap in their own namespace, causing the privileged background-controller to write NetworkPolicies or RoleBindings into victim or kube-system namespaces.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-11-0813:15CVE 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 2026-11-08

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2026-124441 yet.

Full record on NVD

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

  • NVDCVE record2026-11-08
  • CNACVSS 4.08.72026-11-08
  • CNACVSS 3.18.82026-11-08
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-8632026-11-08

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Published
2026-11-08

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-124441?

Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows namespaced tenants to generate any resource kind in any namespace by templating the generate rule's kind and namespace with variables. Attackers can create a Policy and trigger ConfigMap in their own namespace, causing the privileged background-controller to write NetworkPolicies or RoleBindings into victim or kube-system namespaces.

Is CVE-2026-124441 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-124441 has not been confirmed.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-124441?

CVE-2026-124441 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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