CVSS 3.1
9.1 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2026-41323
Critical (9.1) in kyverno kyverno. EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in github.com/kyverno/kyverno 1.17.0.
Kyverno is a policy engine designed for cloud native platform engineering teams. Prior to versions 1.18.0-rc1, 1.17.2-rc1, and 1.16.4, Kyverno's apiCall feature in ClusterPolicy automatically attaches the admission controller's ServiceAccount token to outgoing HTTP requests. The service URL has no validation — it can point anywhere, including attacker-controlled servers. Since the admission controller SA has permissions to patch webhook configurations, a stolen token leads to full cluster compromise. Versions 1.18.0-rc1, 1.17.2-rc1, and 1.16.4 patch the issue.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 46% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWEs
- CWE-200, CWE-918
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- kyverno:kyverno
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-f9g8-6ppc-pqq4 | Go | github.com/kyverno/kyverno | <1.17.0 | 1.17.0 |
| GO-2026-5351 | Go | github.com/kyverno/kyverno | <1.17.0 | 1.17.0 |
References
- https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/commit/bc4f91c4801b1eaa2edc0a14e2f1b0af8cf0c1f5
- https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/commit/c2eab00033e635bda4e4efb58c1b472b41728bb6
- https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/commit/f70e8ac1e7acd2e3844f9553e4a884f07f953de0
- https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-f9g8-6ppc-pqq4
- https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-f9g8-6ppc-pqq4