CVE-2026-122304

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    CVE-2026-122304

    Published: 5 Nov 2026Last Modified: 7 Nov 2026

    Summary: Kyverno 1.17.0 before 1.19.2 Privilege Escalation via CleanupPolicy Context Loader

    Details: Kyverno from 1.17.0 before 1.19.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows namespace admins to escape namespace confinement because the cleanup controller builds its context loader with a nil policy. Attackers can create a namespaced CleanupPolicy with apiCall or globalReference context entries to read cross-namespace Secrets and modify validatingwebhookconfigurations using the cleanup controller's ServiceAccount.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/122xxx/CVE-2026-122304.json, https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-p58h-r4j3-h5vx, https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-rcxg-3f92-3mgr, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-122304, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kyverno-1.17.0-before-1.19.2-privilege-escalation-via-cleanuppolicy-context-loader

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 3e5e775669753daae01e280298f85b4604db9198
    Fixed -e63308f1e16c05cd009ac4864be6ec25c66b49be

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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