Kyverno: [policy-reporter-ui] XSS via Stored Property Values in PropertyCard Component
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Kyverno is a policy engine designed for cloud native platform engineering teams. Prior to 2.5.2, Vue 3's v-html directive is the framework-documented mechanism for injecting raw HTML, and it intentionally disables the auto-escaping that {{ }} interpolation provides. The PropertyCard.vue component uses v-html for the else branch of the URL check, meaning any non-URL string value flows directly into the DOM as HTML. The isURL() guard only filters values that parse as http: or https: URLs, so any HTML payload not starting with those schemes bypasses it entirely. The data originates from Kubernetes PolicyReport .results[].properties fields, which are arbitrary string maps populated by policy engines and potentially by any principal with write access to PolicyReport objects in the cluster. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.5.2.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kyverno | kyverno | before 2.5.2 | 2.5.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/kyverno/policy-reporter-ui (Go) | before 2.5.2 | 2.5.2 | Patch available | GHSA-q98m-7w8c-w388 |
- kyverno Vendorkyverno Affected before 2.5.2 Fixed in 2.5.2 Patch available CNA
- github.com/kyverno/policy-reporter-ui (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.5.2 Fixed in 2.5.2 Patch available GHSA-q98m-7w8c-w388
Remediation
- Fix · CNA kyverno (kyverno) Fixed in 2.5.2
- Fix · GHSA-q98m-7w8c-w388 github.com/kyverno/policy-reporter-ui (Go) Fixed in 2.5.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44245
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q98m-7w8c-w388
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-44245 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44245 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q98m-7w8c-w388 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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