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CVE-2026-100704BIT-KYVERNO-2026-100704GHSA-5CJF-WWFG-PJ4C

Kyverno before 1.19.1 ImageValidatingPolicy Exception Bypass

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.19.1
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

Kyverno is a policy engine for Kubernetes. In versions 1.14.0 through 1.19.0, the ImageValidatingPolicy (policies.kyverno.io/v1beta1) evaluator never reads the spec.images and spec.allowedValues fields of a PolicyException. Any PolicyException whose policyRefs and matchConditions match a resource causes image signature verification to be skipped for the entire resource rather than only for the listed images or values, so an exception intended to exempt a single trusted image exempts every image on the matched resource(s). As a result, unsigned or untrusted images can be admitted to the cluster without signature verification. This differs from ValidatingPolicy, GeneratingPolicy, and MutatingPolicy, which treat the same field as a partial exemption. The issue is fixed in version 1.19.1.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • kyverno kyverno

    From 1.14.0 · fixed in 1.19.1

  • kyvernoBitnami

    From 1.14.0 · fixed in 1.19.1

References 2

GitHub · kyverno/kyverno

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