Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the admissionpolicygenerator controller, which folds PolicyExceptions into generated ValidatingAdmissionPolicies while ignoring the --enablePolicyException, --exceptionNamespace, and policy kind gates. Users with namespaced create rights on PolicyExceptions can inject negated matchConditions into the generated policies to admit violating resources, bypassing cluster-wide enforcement.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

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Workaround

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References
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https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-qc9c-3fgf-cgq8 cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kyverno-before-1.19.2-policy-bypass-via-admissionpolicygenerator-policyexception-handling cve-icon
History

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the admissionpolicygenerator controller, which folds PolicyExceptions into generated ValidatingAdmissionPolicies while ignoring the --enablePolicyException, --exceptionNamespace, and policy kind gates. Users with namespaced create rights on PolicyExceptions can inject negated matchConditions into the generated policies to admit violating resources, bypassing cluster-wide enforcement.
Title Kyverno before 1.19.2 Policy Bypass via admissionpolicygenerator PolicyException Handling
First Time appeared Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno
Weaknesses CWE-863
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:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

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

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-05T02:25:10.907Z

Reserved: 2026-11-04T23:23:51.290Z

Link: CVE-2026-122307

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