CVE-2026-84196

Kyverno before 1.18.0 Server-Side Request Forgery via apiCall

Published Sep 1, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.3 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Kyverno before 1.18.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in apiCall.service.url that allows authenticated users to send arbitrary HTTP requests by injecting user-controlled input through variable substitution. Attackers can target internal services, cloud metadata endpoints, and loopback addresses, with response data reflected in admission error messages enabling non-blind data exfiltration.

Remediation

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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 1.18.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in apiCall.service.url that allows authenticated users to send arbitrary HTTP requests by injecting user-controlled input through variable substitution. Attackers can target internal services, cloud metadata endpoints, and loopback addresses, with response data reflected in admission error messages enabling non-blind data exfiltration.
Title Kyverno before 1.18.0 Server-Side Request Forgery via apiCall
First Time appeared Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno
Weaknesses CWE-918
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:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Sep 1, 2026, 2:56 PM
Reserved
Sep 1, 2026, 10:51 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 1, 2026, 12:17 PM
Modified
Sep 10, 2026, 3:43 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 1, 2026, 11:33 AM