CVE-2026-29773

kubewarden-controller cross-namespace data exfiltration via deprecated host callback binding

Published Mar 9, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Kubewarden is a policy engine for Kubernetes. Kubewarden cluster operators can grant permissions to users to deploy namespaced AdmissionPolicies and AdmissionPolicyGroups in their Namespaces. One of Kubewarden promises is that configured users can deploy namespaced policies in a safe manner, without privilege escalation. An attacker with privileged "AdmissionPolicy" create permissions (which isn't the default) could make use of 3 deprecated host-callback APIs: kubernetes/ingresses, kubernetes/namespaces, kubernetes/services. The attacker can craft a policy that exercises these deprecated API calls and would allow them read access to Ingresses, Namespaces, and Services resources respectively.
This attack is read-only, there is no write capability and no access to Secrets, ConfigMaps, or other resource types beyond these three.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6r7f-3fwq-hq74 Kubewarden: Cross-namespace data exfiltration via deprecated host callback binding
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation kubewarden
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:kubewarden:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*
Vendors & Products Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation kubewarden
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Kubewarden
Kubewarden kubewarden-controller
Vendors & Products Kubewarden
Kubewarden kubewarden-controller
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Kubewarden is a policy engine for Kubernetes. Kubewarden cluster operators can grant permissions to users to deploy namespaced AdmissionPolicies and AdmissionPolicyGroups in their Namespaces. One of Kubewarden promises is that configured users can deploy namespaced policies in a safe manner, without privilege escalation. An attacker with privileged "AdmissionPolicy" create permissions (which isn't the default) could make use of 3 deprecated host-callback APIs: kubernetes/ingresses, kubernetes/namespaces, kubernetes/services. The attacker can craft a policy that exercises these deprecated API calls and would allow them read access to Ingresses, Namespaces, and Services resources respectively. This attack is read-only, there is no write capability and no access to Secrets, ConfigMaps, or other resource types beyond these three.
Title kubewarden-controller cross-namespace data exfiltration via deprecated host callback binding
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Mar 10, 2026, 2:31 PM
Reserved
Mar 4, 2026, 4:26 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 10, 2026, 5:39 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:29 AM