CVE-2026-122323

Kyverno 1.11.0 before 1.19.2 Memory Exhaustion via Notary Signature Decompression

Published Nov 5, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Kyverno from 1.11.0 before 1.19.2 contains an unbounded decompression vulnerability in FetchSignatureBlob that allows attackers to exhaust memory by supplying highly compressed notary signature layers. Attackers who control registry referrers or signatures can publish small gzip layers that decompress beyond maxPayloadSize, causing admission controller OOM kills and denial of service.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Kyverno from 1.11.0 before 1.19.2 contains an unbounded decompression vulnerability in FetchSignatureBlob that allows attackers to exhaust memory by supplying highly compressed notary signature layers. Attackers who control registry referrers or signatures can publish small gzip layers that decompress beyond maxPayloadSize, causing admission controller OOM kills and denial of service.
Title Kyverno 1.11.0 before 1.19.2 Memory Exhaustion via Notary Signature Decompression
First Time appeared Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno
Weaknesses CWE-409
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:kyverno:kyverno:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 9, 2026, 4:52 PM
Reserved
Nov 4, 2026, 11:26 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 5, 2026, 3:17 AM
Modified
Nov 10, 2026, 8:27 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 5, 2026, 2:25 AM