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TI-2026-85289 Aliases CVE-2026-122311GHSA-p59g-p6q6-8969

Kyverno path traversal in namespaced CEL policies reaches cluster objects

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Kyverno from 1.16.0 before 1.19.2 fails to validate path segments in the resource argument of resource.get() and resource.post(), which is a path traversal flaw (CWE-22). Tenants who can create a NamespacedValidatingPolicy can insert .. segments to escape their namespace and read and write arbitrary cluster objects using the admission controller's ServiceAccount, which can lead to cluster takeover.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Description from the CNA

Kyverno from 1.16.0 before 1.19.2 fails to validate path segments in the resource argument of resource.get() and resource.post(), allowing namespaced CEL policies to escape their namespace. Tenants who can create a NamespacedValidatingPolicy can insert .. segments to read and write arbitrary cluster objects using the admission controller's ServiceAccount, leading to cluster takeover.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00448 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed kyverno (kyverno): 1.19.2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
kyvernokyverno1.16.0 to before 1.19.21.19.2Patch availableCNA
  • kyverno Vendorkyverno Affected 1.16.0 to before 1.19.2 Fixed in 1.19.2 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Upgrade Kyverno to version 1.19.2 or later, which fixes the issue.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

  • Fix · CNA kyverno (kyverno) Fixed in 1.19.2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    kyverno 1.19.2

    21 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 6 MEDIUM, 15 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-85282 Authorization bypass in Kyverno lets namespace admins read SecretsPriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2026-85291 Privilege escalation in Kyverno lets tenants mutate other namespacesPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2026-85288 Kyverno 1.19.1 before 1.19.2 Privilege Escalation via Policy apiCall urlPathPriority MEDIUM 40
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Timeline

  1. 2026-11-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-122311
  2. 2026-11-05 Alias added: GHSA-p59g-p6q6-8969

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-32618 Kyverno's PolicyException objects can be created in any namespace by default CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-57895 Kyverno before v1.13.0 Policy Bypass via Multiple Exceptions CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-39369 Missing authorization in kyverno CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2026-17733 Kyverno Cross-Namespace Privilege Escalation via Policy apiCall CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-29924 Kyverno: ServiceAccount token leaked to external servers via apiCall service URL CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-29524 kyverno apicall servicecall implicit bearer token injection leaks kyverno serviceaccount token CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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Sources

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