CVE-2026-41323
8.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Summary
Kyverno is a policy engine designed for cloud native platform engineering teams. Prior to versions 1.18.0-rc1, 1.17.2-rc1, and 1.16.4, Kyverno's apiCall feature in ClusterPolicy automatically attaches the admission controller's ServiceAccount token to outgoing HTTP requests. The service URL has no validation — it can point anywhere, including attacker-controlled servers. Since the admission controller SA has permissions to patch webhook configurations, a stolen token leads to full cluster compromise. Versions 1.18.0-rc1, 1.17.2-rc1, and 1.16.4 patch the issue.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| kyverno | kyverno | < 1.16.4 | affected |
| kyverno | kyverno | >= 1.17.0-rc1, < 1.17.2-rc1 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-200: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
- CWE-918: CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
Additional References
References
- https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-f9g8-6ppc-pqq4
- https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/commit/bc4f91c4801b1eaa2edc0a14e2f1b0af8cf0c1f5
- https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/commit/c2eab00033e635bda4e4efb58c1b472b41728bb6
- https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/commit/f70e8ac1e7acd2e3844f9553e4a884f07f953de0
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