CVE-2026-122308

Kyverno before 1.19.2 Label Spoofing via Generation Handler processRequest

Published Nov 5, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Kyverno before 1.19.2 Label Spoofing via Generation Handler processRequest
First Time appeared Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno
Weaknesses CWE-639
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:kyverno:kyverno:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 9, 2026, 4:54 PM
Reserved
Nov 4, 2026, 11:23 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 5, 2026, 3:17 AM
Modified
Nov 10, 2026, 9:37 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 5, 2026, 2:25 AM