CVE-2026-41323

April 24, 2026, 2:50 p.m.

8.1
High

Description

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Kyverno
  • Kyverno
  • <1.18.0-rc1, <1.17.2-rc1, <1.16.4

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a kyverno kyverno <1.18.0-rc1 / / / / / / /
a kyverno kyverno <1.17.2-rc1 / / / / / / /
a kyverno kyverno <1.16.4 / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

8.1 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Timeline

Published: April 24, 2026, 4:16 a.m.
Last Modified: April 24, 2026, 2:50 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

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More info

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