CVE-2026-122318

Kyverno before 1.19.2 Cosign Identity Check Bypass via Empty SAN Certificates

Published Nov 5, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains an authentication bypass in matchCertificateData that skips verifyImages subject and subjectRegExp checks when the signing certificate has no Subject Alternative Name. Attackers holding a leaf certificate from a configured private trust root can omit the SAN, set the expected Fulcio issuer OID, and sign malicious images that are admitted despite signer pinning.

Remediation

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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 authentication bypass in matchCertificateData that skips verifyImages subject and subjectRegExp checks when the signing certificate has no Subject Alternative Name. Attackers holding a leaf certificate from a configured private trust root can omit the SAN, set the expected Fulcio issuer OID, and sign malicious images that are admitted despite signer pinning.
Title Kyverno before 1.19.2 Cosign Identity Check Bypass via Empty SAN Certificates
First Time appeared Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno
Weaknesses CWE-295
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:kyverno:kyverno:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:H/SA:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 9, 2026, 4:53 PM
Reserved
Nov 4, 2026, 11:25 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 5, 2026, 3:17 AM
Modified
Nov 10, 2026, 8:32 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 5, 2026, 2:25 AM